THEOPHRASTUS 



ra)i> tV T0i9 r/pois elvai, olov irea \evKtj 



3 "Rvia Be jrjpacrfcei aev Kol cnJ7r6Tai 

 7rapa/3\aa-rdvei Be rrd\iv e,v rwv avrwi', wairep at 

 Kal ai ur)~\.eat re Kal at poai /cat TWV 

 ra TroXXa- irepl a>v Kal a K.^ CUT av 

 Trorepa TCtvra Bel \ej6iv rj erepa' KaOdirep ei 



Tf? TO (TTeXe^O? aTTOKO^raS, WCTTTep TTOLOVaiV 01 



ryewpyou, TiaKtv dvaOepaiTevoi rou? /3\a(TTOv<>, rj el 

 real oXco? Kfc6\jseiv a%pi TWV pi^wv Kal eTTitcav- 

 creiev Kal <yap ravra iroiovcnv, ore Be Kal OLTTO 

 rov avTO/j,drov av^aiv^i' Trorepa &rj rovro ravro 

 Bel \eyeiv rj erepov; y fjiev jap del ra j^epi] ras 

 Kal (frOLffets (fiaiverai rrapa\\drrovra 

 en ra? BiaKaOapaeis ra? vrr avrwv, ravry 



av 86%eie ravrbi> eivai' ri <ydp av errl rovra)i> 

 4 i) KLVC0v Siatyepoi; y & wcrrrep ovaia Kal 



rov SevSpov /jaXfcrr' av tfcaivoiro TO 

 uera\\drry rovro, KCLV TO 0X0^ erepov v 

 Tt?, el ar) dpa Bia TO arro rwv avrwv dp^cov elvai 

 ravro deiy Kairoi TroXXa/a? av/ufiaivei Kal 

 pi^as erepas elvai Kal /jLerafidXXeiv rcov aev 

 aevwv ra)v 8' e dp^js B\ao~ravova-&>v. errei, edv 

 76 T^e9 (/>acrt, Ta9 ayuTreXoL'9 





c/. G. P. 2. 11. 5. 



- ai'aOfpairevoi COllj. W. ; afaBepa-rrevft Aid. 

 ' ^ et Kal oAcoy conj. W. ; a fl Kal KO\U>S U; afl /col 

 MV; al ei /caAws Ald.H. 

 4 So. and then encourage new growth. 



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