THEOPHRASTUS 



fjid\a eTTitce/cpvfAijLevov VTTO TWV $v\\wv OVTOS 

 Be eVl rov a/cpov fyepei jo Bd/cpvov evcrTOfJiOV, 

 /cal TOVTO eciTiv rj d/cavQi/cr) //,a<7Tt^7;. rav- 



TCL fJiV OVV Kal TO, TOICLVTCH, TTaVTa^OV O"%eB6v 

 (TTIV. 



10 C H Be fcdfCTos Ka\ov/ji6vtj Trepl %lK\iav JJLOVOV, 

 ev rfj 'EXXaSt Be OVK eo-riv. iBiov Be Trapa 

 ra\\a TO <f)vr6v d<fiirj(ri, <yap evOvs CLTTO T??? 

 pitys Kavkovs eTTiyeiov?, TO Be <f)vX\,ov e%et 

 7r\arv KOL dfcavOwBes' KaXoixrt Be Toi/9 Kav\ovs 

 TOVTOVS fed/crow eBwBi/jioi Be el<n, 7repi\7r6/jLevoi 

 bv 7ri7ri/cpoi, KOI 0J](javpifyv<jiv avrovs ev 



ll "EtTepov Be /cav\bv bp6ov d^irjcriv, ov tca\ovcri 

 TTTepviKa' yiverai, Be KOI ouro? eBcoBi/jios 7r~\,r)v 

 a0ri<Tavpi.GTO<$. TO Be Trepi/cdpTTiov, ev w TO 

 ajrep/jLa, rrjv fjiev fjiopfyrjv d/cavwBes, afyaipeOev- 

 Twv Be rwv TraTTTTwBcov cnrep/jidrwv eBdoBifjiov 

 KOI TOVTO teal e/jLcfrepes TW TOV (fooivi/co? ey- 

 KetydXw' KdXova-i Be avTO a/cdXiav. TO, fjiev 

 ovv <$>v\\aKav6a o-tceirTeov ev TOiavrcus Bia- 



V. Ta Be Kal Trapa TTJV aKavOav e%oi>Ta 

 <[)v\\ov, olov Ta TOiavTa c^ew? ovwvis TravTa- 

 Bov&a T/ot/5o\09 iTTTrotyeo)*; /jLvd/cav0os . . . . TG 

 (T(f)6Bpa Kal TO (f>v\\ov e%ei (rap/cwBes' TTO\V- 



1 virb conj. Sch.; M Aid.; Plin. I.e. malum contectum sua 

 fronde. 2 c/. 9. 1. 3. 3 cf. Plin. 12. 72. 



4 Plin. 21. 97 ; Athen. 2. 83. 



6 TrAaru add. Seal, from Athen. I.e., cf. Plin. I.e.; om. 

 Ald.H. The ' stems' are the petioles of the leaves. 



6 attavuties conj. Sch.; anavOuSfs Aid. 



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