THEOPHRASTUS 



Tavra p,ev ovv iBia rf}<; \drr)s, rd Be K.OIVCL /cat 

 Kal eXaTT?? /cal rwv d\\wv. eari yap ?'; 

 rerpd^oos ?; Be BL^OOS. /caXovcrt, Be Terpa 

 ocrais e'(/>' e/cdrepa rry? eVre/ofco^? Svo 



el&lv evavriav e^ovaai TT)I/ (fr 

 tcaO' efcarepav T^V KTrf^ova TTOiovvrai rrjv TreXe- 

 evavrias ra? TrXrjyas Kara KTrjSova (frepov- 

 OTCLV e'0' e/cdrepa T>}S VTepiu>vr)<$ r; 

 TOVTO yap e dvdy/crjs 

 bid ir]V (frvcriv TWV KTrj&ovwv. ra? 

 e'Xara? ~at TrevKas rerpa^6ov<; KaXovcn. elcrl Be 

 /cal TTyoo? ra? epycKrias avrai tcdXXicrTai' TTVKVO- 

 rara yap C^OVCTL rd v\a Kal ra? aiyiSas avrat 

 10 fyvovcriv. al BL^OOI $e KTrfiova nev e^ouat p,iav 

 e'0' eK.drepa TT)? evTepi&vrjs, raura? Se evavrias 

 d\\7J\ais, wcrre Kal rrjv 7r\Krjcriv elvai Bnr\f)v, 

 fjiiav KaO' eKarepav Krrj&ova rat? TT^yyais evav- 

 Tiaw aTraXcorara ^kv ovv ravrd fyaviv e^eiv 

 ra t;v\a, ^eipiara Be 7rpb<$ ra? epyacrias" Sia- 

 yap fjidXicrra. yuot'O^oou? Be KaXovcri 

 e^oucra? p.iav /JLOVOV KrrjSova" TTJV Be TreXe- 

 tcr]crLV avTwv ylveaOai rrjv avr^v e^>' eKarepa 

 evTepicovr}?' (paal Be flavor ara p,ev e^eiv 

 rd %v\a ravra TT/^O? Be ra? 



rot? 

 IBovres ev0vs TO BevBpov 



Plin. Lc. 

 2 The meaning of ' four-cleft' etc. seems to be this : 



(S^t-Clert. (^\2-CleFt: (^}/-C/ef. 



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