THEOPHRASTUS 



TO, Ka\ov/jLva KevTpa. on 8' 17 Trepltyvcns K.aia- 

 TOU? o^ovs <$>avepa)T(LTOv e avTtjs TT}? 

 ov JJLTJV d\\a Kal e'/c TWI> a\\a)v 

 6/j.oLcov TroXXtt/a? <ydp avrov TOV bevbpov 

 TI GweXi'ifyOri VTTO OdTepov crf/x^uo^ <yevo- 

 /JLCVOV Kal edv TIS eKyXvtyas 6f) \l6ov eis TO 

 BevSpov 77 Kal d\\o TL TOLOVTOV, KaraKpvirreTai 

 7Tpi\r](f)6V VTTO TT}? Tre/Ji^ucreo)? 1 ojrep Kal irepl 

 TOV Korti'ov crvvefir) TOV ev Weydpois TOV ev Trj 

 dyopa,' ov Kal KKOTTVTO<; \oyiov TJV d\wvai Ka\ 

 TIJV TTO\LV orrep eyeveTo .... 

 ev TOVTM yap Siaa"%io/jLev(i) 



arra 



Kpep-aaTa, TOV KOTLVOV ov dvT07j TO 

 yKOL\avdevTO<f. TOVTOV S' ert 

 TO \OLTTOV. TToXXa^ou 5e Kal d\\o6i 

 Tr\eiova TOiavTa. Kal raOra ftev, atarrep etprjTaL 



KOIVCL 7T\l6vCOV. 



III. Kara Se ra? t'^/a? CKUO-TOV cfrvcreis ai 

 TOiavTai elo~i &ia<popai, olov TTVKVOT^ [JLavoTrjs 

 KOV(j)OTrj<; o-K\r)poTt]<; fiaXaKOTt^, axrav- 

 e Kal CL Ti? d\\rj TOiavTr)- Kotval Be o/Wco? 

 Kal TWV ^^epwv Kal TWV dypicov, wcrre rrepl 



V 7) con}. W.; '6n 8), UMV; 8r ^ Aid. 

 8 C/. /caraTTtVeff^aj, above, 2. 

 1 Plin. 16. 198 and 199. 



4 fxy\v\^as 0rj conj. W. ; f'/cAityaj ef) U; iK\iea<r6r) Ald.H. 

 6 Text defective. 

 fl j.e. the bark had grown over these, c/. Plin. /.c. 



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