THEOPHRASTUS 



elirelv vavTryyijai/na' TO,? fiev jap rpLi'ipet,^ Kal ra 



a ir\ola e\driva TTOLOVCTL Bia KOvtyorijTa, ra 

 Be <TTpoyyv\a TrevKiva Bia TO dcrajres' evtoi Be tcai 

 ra? rpujpeis Bia TO firj evrfopelv \drrj<s. 01 Be 

 Kara ^vpuav KOI <$>Qivitcr\v K KeSpov 

 yap ical TreuKt]^. ol S' eV K^TT^W vrtrfo?' 

 <yap 7; ^r)cro9 ^X eL Ka ^ & OK i KpeiTTWV elvai 



Kal TO, fiev a\\a 6K TOVTWV rr)V Be 

 rpnjpei {lev Bpvivrjv, 'iva avri^rj TT/SO? ra? 

 t rat? Be o\Kacri TrevKivrjv vTrorideaai B* 

 eri Kal Bpvivrjv eirav vewX/ccocrt, rat? 



Kal oX&)9 K rovrov TO 



airreraL Be ouBe Kara rrjv Ko\\t](nv 

 TO Bpvivov To>v TTevKLVwv Kal eKaTivwv ra 

 yap TTVKva ra Be pavd, Kal ra p,ev 6/jLoia ra B' 

 ov. Bel Be o/jLoioiraOij elvai ra fieX\.ovra avp.- 

 Kal fj,rj evavrla, KaOarrepavel \i6ov Kal 



'H Be ropveia Tot? fjiev TrXot'ot? ylverai cruKa- 

 p,ivov yiteXta? TTTe/Vea? rr\ardvov i y\LO"^porr]ra 

 yap e)(iv Bel Kal la%uv. ^eLpuarr) Be rj rfjs 

 7r\ardvov ra^u yap <riJ7rerat. Tat? Be rpirjpecnv 

 evioL Kal mrvLvas TTOLOVCTL Bia TO ekafypov. TO 

 Be crrepewfjia, rrpos w TO ^e^vcr^a, Kal Ta? erra)- 

 , yu-eXta? Kal avKafjiivov Kal TTTeXea?- la%vpa 



conj. W. ; rpi-fiprj U; rpi-fipris MV; rpiriptffi Aid. 

 S' i\arrofftv ovtvrjv conj. W. (TO?J Sch.) ; TO?J 



v-n Aid. c/. Plin. 16. 226. 

 8 x^wo'Maj a temporary covering for the bottom: so Poll. 

 and Hesych. explain. 



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