THEOPHRASTUS 



rerdpra) rcaQicrraaOai /cal (frepeiv TroXXoi/9 /cat 

 c5crT6 fJLrjbev Siatyepetv r) ore tf/c/j,a%V' 

 Se 7ra\-LV a7T07r\^jfj, Odrepov fJiepos rrapa- 

 real Oeparceveiv o/Wo>?, /cal ovrax; aid 

 iroieiv Be rovro fia\ia-ra &L e-r&v &fca- 



O Kttl K07TTLV OvSeTTOTC TOL/9 TOVTO TTOLOVVTCLS, 



7rl ryeveas TroXXa? ravra ra a-reX-e^rj Sia- 

 /jiViv, ware /jirj&e ^^vr\(jQai TOU? (f)vrevcrajna<;' 

 rovro [lev ovv tcrco? TWV TreTreipa/LLevwv aKovovra 

 Bel Tuareveiv. ra Se fiafcpofiia real /Spa^i/ftta 



a)v elprjfievwv Oewprjreov. 



XIV. Nocr?;/taTa &e TOi? yui/ dypiois ov <f>acri 

 wv avaipovvrai, <$av\ws & Sia- 



KOL .aXiara 7Ti$i\a>s orav 



rrr)dfi f) (SKacrrdveLV /j,eX\,ovra rj dp%6/jiva 77 

 dvdovvra, real orav ?; Trvev^a -^rv^pov rj Oeppov 

 eTriyevrjTai Kara TOUTOU? rou9 Kaipovs. VTTO Be 



f/ / '5>V*' /O^-v-v 



raiv (opaiwv %i/JL(0va)V ovoe av vTTppa\\ovre<; 



axjLv ov&ev Trdcr^eiv, d\\a /cal ^vntyepeiv TTCLCTL 



XeifiacrOijvai' /JLTJ 'yf.i^aaQkvra yap tcafcoj3\acrr6- 



2 repa ryiveaOai. rot? e rj^epoi^ Herri TrXeta) voarj- 



/cal ra /j,ev warrep KOLVCL -rraaiv r) rotv 



ra S' i$ia /card yevr). KOLVCL &r] ro re 

 o-fca)\rjKovcrQai KOI darpo(Bo\ior6ai /cal 6 (r<f)a- 

 diravra yap a>9 elirelv /cal 



T; conj. Sch. 



1 Plin. 17.' 216. ' 8 c/. C.P. 5. 8. 3. 

 4 KO.TCI yfVTj conj. W.; al ra yevr) UMV; Kal Kardi ytvy Aid. 



390 



