THEOPHRASTUS 



KO\ofta)V crv/jL/jLerpws yap e^owi TO> TTVKVU* 

 real yeooSei KOI TU> vypa>' /SeXrtou? Be Kal e/c TWV 

 Vi\wv Kal ^rjp&v Kal rrpocrfioppcov rj CK TWV 

 Tra\i(JK.l(>v Kal vypcov Kal rrpos VOTOV KOI el 

 eviK/jLOTepas v\r)s, TTVKvr]s' vypoTepa yap rj TTVKVI]. 

 Kal 6'Xco9, ova r) (frvaei r) Sid [TO?/] TOTTOV ^iporepov 

 TTVKVOTepa, ej; airdvrcov /3e\rifo Sid TI-JV avriji* 

 alriav. Xp^ia Be a\\wv a\\t]' Trpbs evia yap 

 'CftTovai rot/9 fia\aKovs, olov ev rot? 

 TO 1)9 T% Kapvas T/}? EuySoi/c?}?, OTav 

 yae^o? rj, Kal ev rot? dpyvpeioi? TOL/? TTITVIVOVS. 

 3 %pa)VTai Be Kal at Ttyyai TOVTOLS. proven Be 

 Kal ol ^aX/cet? TOU? irevKivovs n.a\\ov r) Bpvtvovf 

 dcrOevecrTepoi, aXX' et? rrjv (frvcrrja-iv 



a)? rjcrcrov KaTa^apaivo/JLevoL' ecm Be rj 

 o^vrepa TOVTWV. TO Be o\ov o^vrepa 

 rj TOVTQJV Kal fj T&V %v\wv TWV [lavwv Kal 

 Kal rj T&V avwv rj S* K TWV TTVKVWV Kal > \\wpu>v 

 vwOearepa Kal Tra^vrepa' vracr&v Be o^vrdrr) rj 

 K TWV vKrjfjLdTcov civOpaKes Be oX&)9 ov yivovrai 

 Bid TO fJLrj e%eiv TO aw/jiaTwSes. 



Tefivovcn, Be Kal ^TOVCTI et? Ta9 dv0paKid$ 



conj. Palm.; KO\\O.&CI}V U; Ko\dBo>v Aid. 



2 5e Kal IK riav conj. W. ; 5e Kal ol TUV UMVP ; 5e 01 

 Ald.H. 



3 /cot tt fViKfjLortpas conj. W. ; al ot fvaK^oTtpas U; Kal 77 eV 

 a.Kfii)Tfpas MV; /cal ot eV aK^Tfpas Ald.Bas.Cam. The sense 

 seems to require vypo-repas for fviK/j.orepas and iviKuortpa for 

 vyportpa. G seems to have had a fuller text. 



4 t'.e. from growing in a damper place, c/. 5. 9. 4. 



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