THEOPHRASTUS 



yap ov<? eKeiva iroXKaKis, aXX* ov% oyuot'w? 

 rraparerr)pr]raL. 



XV. AOITTOV ' elrrelv o&a rrapaipov/Aevcov 

 nvwv fjioplwv a-TToXXureu. KOLvrj /JLZV &rj rracri 

 (f)0opa rov (f)\oiou Trepiaipefl euros KVK\U>' TTCLV 

 yap a)? L7reiv OI/T&)? diroXXvadat So/cet 

 dv$pdx\i]' KOL avrrj 5e edv TLS rrjv (rdp/ca c 

 Triearj Kal rbv /zeXXoi/ra /SXacrroz/ Biarco-fry 7T\rjv 

 el apa 0eXXoO' rovrov ydp fyacn KOL evcrOevelv 

 fjia\\ov Trepiaipov/jievov Sr/Xov OTI rov e^w /cat 

 rov Kara) 7T/30? rfj aap/ci, Kaddrrep Kal TT)? dv8pd- 

 ?. evrel Kal rov Kepdcrov rrepiaipelrai 

 dfirre\ov Kal r?;? (friXvpas, e ov ra 

 KOI fj,a\d')(r)s rwv eXarrovcoi 1 , aXX' ov% 6 

 ou8 o 7ryowT09, aXX o eTrjTroX?}?, 09 Kal 

 eviore drrorrircrei Sia rrjv vrrofyvcriv Oarepov. 

 Kal yap (f)\oioppayij evia rwv SevSpcov eariv, 

 Kal fj dvBpd^Xrj Kal T] 7rXara^o9. a>9 Se 

 Oiovrai, rrdKiv V7ro(j)verat, veos, 6 $e e 



Ka pyvvrai Ka avro/j,aros 

 aXX* 



ovv, a>9 oiovrai, rrdvra Trepiaipov- 

 Be rw Oarrov Kal fipaSvrepov Kal 



1 Plin. 17. 234; cf. C.P. 5. 15. 1. 



2 cf. 1. 5. 2. 



s flXaarbv conj. Sch. from G ; Kapirbv UAld.H. 

 4 Plin. 17. 234-236. 



404 



