THEOPHRASTUS 



HvKvorara fiev ovv So/eel teal ftapvrara 

 'ai Kal efievo?' ovBe yap ovB' eVl rov vBaros 

 ravr eirivei. teal 7; fjiev rrv^os 6\r), TT}? Be e/3evov 

 77 fir^rpa, ev 77 KOI 77 rov ^/ow/xaro? ean 



WZ^ 8' a\\wv 6 XCOTO?. TTVKVOV Se /cat 77 TT}? 

 /Aijrpa, r)v KaKovai p,e\dv$pvov Kal ert fjia\\ov rj 

 rou tcvTicrov irapofJLoia yap avrT) So/eel rfj efievy 



elvai. 



M.e\av 8e cr(f)6$pa KOL TTVKVOV TO rrjs rep- 



elvai TT)? eftevow Kal K rovrov yap Kal ra? 



TWV ey^eipcBiwv Troteladai, TopvevecrOai 

 Be % avrwv Kal KV\i/ca<i r)piK\Lovs, wcrre 

 av Siayvwvat, TT/^O? ra? xepa/neas' \afi- 



dveiv 8e TO eyKapSiov &elv Be d\el$eiv TO 

 ovro) yap yivea6ai Kal KCL\\LOV Kal 



Be Kal a\\o TL BevBpov, o ajua rfj 

 Kal TTOiKiXiav TIVCL e%et virepvOpov, ware elvai 

 TT]V O^TLV axrav e/Sevov Trof/aX?;?' Troieladai S' e'^ 

 avrov Kal K\ivas Kal Btypovs Kal TCL a\\a ra 

 arrovBa^ufjueva. TO <Be> BevBpov f^eya a(f)6Bpa 

 Kal Ka\6(f)v\\ov elvai o^oiov Tat? aTrtoi?. 



Taura /JLCV ovv ayua rfj /j,e\avia Kal TTVKVO- 

 T>]Ta e%ei. TTVKVOV Be Kal T) atyevBa/jivos Kal 

 77 %vyia Kal oX&>9 Trdvra ra ov\a' Kal 77 e'Xaa 

 Be Kal o Korivos, d\\a Kpavpa. fiava Be ra)v 

 dypicov Kal epe^i/jicov ra e\driva 



1 c/. Arist. Meteor. 4. 7 ad fin. 



2 c/. 1. 6. 1. 3 c/. 3. 15. 3. 



4 Probably so called from their resemblance in shape and 



43 2 



