THEOPHRASTUS 



e 'Ey MtX^Ta) Be Ta? e'Xaa?, orai/ W(TJ TTC/H TO 

 avOelv, icdfjLTrai KarecrOiovcriv, at fiev ra (f>v\\a al 

 Be ra av0rj, erepai rw yevei, /cal tyt\ovcri ra 

 BevBpa' ryivovrai Be eav y vorta teal evBietvd* eav 

 Be 7ri\d/3r) Kavfiara ptfyvvvrai. 



Tlepl Be Tdpavra Trpofyaivovai nev aei nrdXvv 

 teapTTov, VTTO Be TTJV cnrdvOrfcriv ra TroXX' aTroX- 

 \vrai. ra /JLCV ovv roiavra rwv rorcwv iBia. 



10 YLverai Be /cal aXXo vocrrjfia Trepl ra? eXaa? 

 dpd%viov rcaXov/jievov (frverai, <yap rovro /cal Bia- 

 (frdeipet, rov Kaprrov. emicdeL Be /cal KavfjLard 

 nva /cal e\dav /cal fiorpvv /cal aXXou? Kaprcov^. 

 ol Be /capirol GKw\r\icovvrai rivwv, olov e'Xaa? 

 dirlov yu-^Xea? /i6<77r/X?79 poa?. /cal o <ye rfjs e'Xaa? 

 crKa>\^ eav /JLev VTTO TO Bepfj,a yevrjrai Bia^deipei 

 rov Kaprrbv, eav Be rov Trvpfjva Biatydyrj w^eXet. 

 KwKverat, Be vrco ry Bep/jiart, elvau vBaros eV 

 'ApKrovpy yevofjievov. yivovrai Be fcal ev Tat? 

 BpVTreTrea'i <rKco\i]fces, a'lrrep /cal ^eLpov^ ei? rrjv 

 pvcriv oXw? Be /cal Bo/cov(nv elvat, craTrpai' BL o 

 /cal jivovrai, TO?? voriois ical yu-aXXoi/ ev TO?? 

 <f)vBpoi<$. eyyivovrai Be KOI Kvlrces ev ncri rwv 

 BevBpwv, warrep ev rfj Bpvt /cal rf) crv/cfj' teal 

 Bo/covaiv e/c TT}? vypor^ro^ avviaraaOai T/}? vrro 

 rov <j)\oibv GvviGrapevriv avrrj Be eari <y\vtceLa 

 . yivovrai Be /cal ev \a%dvoi<; nariv, 



1 cf. C.P. 5. 10. 3. 

 Tarentum: cf. C.P. I.e. 



3 a-rrdvOrja-iv conj. W.; &v6r]ffiv Aid. 



4 Plin. 17. 229-231. 



* apdxvtov conj. Sch. after Meurs. ; apixi'iov UP a ; 

 MVP ; ipxliHov Aid. cf. C.P. 5. 10. 2. 



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