THEOPHRASTUS 



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 e'Xaa, o be yueXa? olov 17 pvpiKr) a-apK&Bes' 

 Be yu-aXXov 6 Xeu/eoV ecrri Be 007-000^79, 

 6 Be yu-eXa? ao<r/i09. rrjv Be pi^av rqv et? /BdOo? 

 a/JLffxo fjbeya\r]v e^ovari KCLI rou? a/cpefjiovas TTO\- 

 Xou? real 7ra%et9 KCU gvXwBeis air avrf)? TTJS 77)9 

 TI fjLi/cpbv avco cf^L^ofjievov^, ^vXwBea-raTijv Be. 

 yXiaXpov Be a(f)6Bpa, 8t* o teal xpwvrcu 77/009 TO 

 /caraBeiv /cal TrepCkajJipdveiv, &a7rep r& oi(rw. 

 Be real avOel yLter' larj^pLav /JLCTO- 

 /cal dvOel TTO\VV %povov. 

 8 Kal r?}9 opiydvov Be rj jjLe\atva a/capTros TJ Be 

 \ev/cr} /cdpTTi/jios. Kal Ovpov TO /Jiev \evtcov TO Be 

 fiekav evavOes Be atyoBpa' Trepl rpoTrds yap dvOel 

 6epivds. dfi ov teal rj yueXtTTa \a^dvei TO /^eXt, 

 Kal TOVTM (fra&lv ol fjLe\iTTOvpyol Bij\ov elvai 

 TTorepov evfJL\Lrovon rj ov' /caXw9 yap dirav- 

 6r)Gavros evjj,e\iTelv fiXaTrrei Be /cal d7ro\\vcn 

 rrjv avOrjaiv edy vBwp eiruyhnjTai, 



^Trep/jia Be KapTTi^ov rj jjbev dvfjbjSpa /cal en 

 fjid\\ov rj opiyavos e%ei fyavepov, TOV OV/JLOV B* 

 ov/c earl \aftelv, aXX' ev rw av6ei 7rco9 ava^k- 

 (TTreipova-i yap rovro Kal dvajS\a<TTdvei. 

 Be Kal \aiifidvovGiv ol e^dyeiv 'KOijvya-i 

 TO yevos. iBiov Be e%e^ Kal 7T/?09 

 ravra Kal a^eBov ?r/309 TO, aXXa TO Kara T0i>9 

 T07TOf9 t ov yap (fraGi Bvva<r0ai, fyvecrOat, Kal 



1 c/. 1. 10. 4. 



2 Apparently an afterthought, suggested by the mention 

 of the woodiness of the branches. 



3 TTpt\a.fj.&a.vei conj. W. from G ; irepi\a/j.l3(iveiv Aid. 



4 Plin. 21. 55. 



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