THEOPHRASTUS 



/j.a\i(TTa (f)i\vpa' Bvaepya Be real rd aK\rjpd teal 

 TO, 6^a)Brj Kal ou\a<> e^ovTa o~vaTpo<f)ds' Bvcrepyo- 

 rara Be dpia Kal Bpus, 009 Be /card /xe/3o? o rf/9 

 TrevKT]^ oo9 /cal TT}? e'Xar?;?. del Be TWV o/jLoyeva)v 

 TO /j.a\aKO)Tepov rou aK\^porepov 

 crapKcoBecrTepov yap- Kal evOv aKOTrovvTai 

 crai'iBas ol reKroves OVTWS. ra Be 

 viBijpia Bvvarai repveiv TO, aK\^pa fjid\\ov 

 /jLaXaKcov avlriai yap ev rot9 /xaXa/<:ot?, 

 e\e%6r) Trepl T^9 (f)i\vpas, irapaKova Be 



TCL O-K\TJpd' BS Kal 01 (TKUTOTO/jLOi TTOLOVVTai 



rovs TTivaKas d)(pdBos. 



M.TJrpav Be Trdvra /JLev e^eiv (fracrlv ol 

 fyavepdv 8' elvai /uaXicrra eV rfj eXdrrj- 

 yap olov <f)\oia)Br] nvd TTJV crvvOecriv avrfjs 

 KVK\WV. ev e\da Be Kal TTV^W Kal rot9 TOIOVTOIS 

 ov% 6yuota)9* Si* o Kal ov c/>acrt rives e~%eiv rfj 

 Bwd/^ei TTV^OV Kal e\dav iJKiara ydp \KeaOai 

 ravra r&v %v\u>v. ecrri Be TO e\Ke<j0ai TO av/jL- 

 7rpii<TTao~0ai Kivov/j,evi]S TTJS uijTpas. fj ydp 

 a>9 eoLKev ejrl ^povov TTO\VV BL* o TravTa^oOev 

 fjiev d/jia fJLa\L(TTa B' IK TWV Qvpw^diwv e^aipov- 

 <Tiv, O7r&)9 atrrpaftri 77 Kal Bid TOVTO cr^i^ 



"A.TOTTOV B* dv Bo^eiev oil ev pev rot9 

 T049 (TTpoyyv\ois a\L'7T09 rj fJLiJTpa Kal 

 ev Be ro?9 TrapaKivrjOeicriv, edv firj oX&)9 egc 



1 5. 3. 3. 



2 T& <TK\T)pa conj. Sch. from G (?) ; ravra P 2 Ald.H. 



conj. Sch.; ex*i $ Ald.H. 

 4 f\dav conj. Seal, from G ; t\drr]i> Ald.H. 

 6 i.e. and this happens less in woods which have little- 

 core. 6 a/ta (? =fyioij) MSS. ; ourV conj. W. 



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