THEOPHRASTUS 



Kal uavrjv Si o TO p.ev ftdpv TO Be 

 Kov<pov TO fA.ev jap evSaSov TO Be aSaBov, f) 

 6 \evKOTepov. ^X ei ^ Ka ^ o^of? TrXeiou 

 irevKri, crfcXtiporepovs Be r) e\aTr) TTO\\(D, 

 Be Kal aK\tjpOT(iTOv<! TrdvTwv du<pa) Be TTVKVOVS 

 Kal KepaToiSeis Kal TW ^pu>^aTi %av6ov<$ Kal 

 oTav Be T/jLijOaxri,, pel Kal CK TWV T/)? 

 Kal eK TWV Ttjs TrevKrjs eVt TTO\VV ^povov 

 Kal /jid\\ov eK TWV Trjs e'Xar^?. (TTI Be 

 Kal 7ro\v\oTrov i] \a,T^, KaOtiTrep Kal TO Kpofjivov 

 del yap e^et Tiva vTroKarw rov <paivo/jLevov, Kal 



7 K TOLOVTWV T) oXlJ. 8t' KOL Ttt? KOOTTaS J;VOVT$ 



dcfraipelv TreipwvTai Kaff 1 eva Kal o/xaX&)9' ea^ 7^ 

 dcfraipaicriv, tcr^upo? 6 KWTrewv, edv Be 

 Kal fj,r) KaTacnraxTiv OyLtotw?, dcrOe- 



ydp OL/T&)?, 



Be Kal uaKpoTaTOV T] e\dTr) Kal o 



Si? o Kal ra? Kepalas Kal TOVS /CTTOL/? e/c raur?;? 



irotovcrtv. 



8 e/z0a^e<TTaTa? TrdvTwv. av^dveTai Be 

 6t? fjbrjKos, a^pi ov Si) e(f)iKijTai TOV rjXio 

 oi>T6 o^o? ouSet? ovTe TrapafB\d(jTri<jL^ OVTC 



ueTa Be ravTa et? /9a^o9 Kal 

 al TWV oa)v eKtyvaeis Kal 7rapaft\a(TTij(7i<; 



1 rb fj.ev yap ti>5. con]. St. from G ; tv$. yap Aid. 

 8 cf. 3. 9. 7. 



3 cf. 3. 9. 7, jioVov oi 5ta(/>ayry, whence it appears tliat the 

 epithet refers to colour. 



4 Plin. 16. 195. 6 i.e. the annual rings, cf. I. 5.2; 5. 5. 3. 

 cf. Horn. Od. 12. 172. 



7 KaracnruHTiv conj. W. ; Kara iraffiv UMV; Kara Trovra Aid. 



8 c/. Plin. I.e. 8 c/. 1. 2. 1. 



10 tfj.tyavfffTaTas conj. \V. ; evytveffrdras Aid. 



11 56 conj. Sch.; al UAld.H. 

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