THEOPHRASTUS 



7 'Ei/ TuXw Be TTJ vi](T(t) TTJ irepl TTJV 'Apaftiav 

 elval TL (fracu %v\ov ei; ov TO. TrXota vavTrrjyovvTaL' 

 TOVTO Be ev /j,ev Ttj 0a\aTTrj o"%eBov d<jrj7rTov 

 elval' Bia^evei ydp er?; TrXetco r) BiaKoaia /cara- 

 /3v0i%6/jivov edv Be ej~w, %p6viov /^ev OCLTTOV Be 

 o~r)7reTai. (0 av fJiaaTov Be Kal eTepov \eyovo~i, 

 ovBev Be Trpo? TTJV cr-n&iv. elvat ydp TL BevBpov 

 ov ra? fiaKTrjpias TepvecrOaL, Kal yiveaOat, 

 a<p6Bpa rroiKiXiav Ttvd e%ov<Tas ofiolav TO* 

 TOV Tiypios Bep/JiaTL' ftapv Be a^oBpa TO %v\ov 

 TOVTO' OTav Be rt? ptyy TT/JO? aTepeu>Tepov TOTTOV, 

 KaTayvvcrOai KaOdrrep ra Kepd^ia.^ 



Kal TO T^? /jLVpLKrjs Be ^v\ov ov% axiTrep 

 evTavda daOeves, aXX' la^vpov wcnrep irplvwov i] 

 aXXo TL TWV la"xypwv. TOVTO fiev ovv d/ua 

 %d)pas T6 Kal ae/oo? $ia<f)Opa<; Kal Bvvd^eis. 

 Be 6/jLoyevo)V %v\wv, olov Bpvivwv TTCVKLI'WV, 

 Tapi^evwvTat, TapL")(evovo~L ydp OVK ev law 

 irdvTa BvovTes T^? ^aXaTTr;?, aXXa Ta fjLev 

 avTrj Trj yfj, Ta Be fjiLKpov dvwTepw, Ta B' ev 

 Tr\elovi J3d6er TrdvTwv Be Ta Trpo? rrjv pi^av 

 OaTTov Bverai Ka6* vBaTOS, KO.V eTuvfj yu-aXXo? 

 peirei KaTco. 



V. "EcrTi e Ta /JLev evepya TWV %v\wv, TO. Be 

 Bvaepya' evepya /JLCV Ta //.aXaAra, Kal 



1 Plin. 16. 221 ; c/. 4. 7. 7. 



Teak. See Index App. (22). 

 3 Calamander-W9o4, See Index App. (23). 



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