THEOPHRASTUS 



ciKov TOV fcav\6v, axrre KaBdirep orretydvov rrjv 

 o\i]v elvai fiopcfrrfv, Bia\afjLJ3avo/jLei'a)i/ 7ra\\ij- 

 \wv Ko\o/3oav6r)<$ Be KOI e'A,/Vo/3o/cap7ro9 dBia- 

 (frpaKTW <f>verai B* eV rfj yXio-^pa Kal yavcoBei 

 KOI fjiakiara ev rfj (nropifjiM Kal yecopyovfievrj, 

 Si? o Kal 7ro\efJLiov rot? yewpyols' Kal ecm 

 Bv(Ta)\0po<;' orav jap \dftr} %(t)pas /9a^o?, wOei 

 rat Kara) evOvs Kal Ka& eKacnov ero? (nrofyva'eis 

 els ra 7T\dyia iraKiv e/9 TO erepov 

 Kara)' cnrao-rea /JLCV ovv oX?y rovro 

 verai rf)s 77)9 Kal cnTo\\VTai 

 paov eav 8e Kal fJLiKpov cnro\ei$>6 y , cnro rovrov 

 irdkiv fiXac-raver apxerai 8e TTJS (3\aa-rijo-6(0s 

 Qepovs Tekeiovrai Se /jLeroTrcopov. ra fiev ovv 

 a<ypia TWV fypwyavucwv eic TOVTCDV OewpeicrOa). 



VI. Ta Se ij^epa ftpa^eldv TIVO, eyzi Qecopiav, 

 airep ev rot9 crT6(j)av(0/.iaTiKols eeri. 



Ta Be KaO' o\ov Treipareov irepl o-re^avw/jidrcov 

 elireiv, 07ra>9 cnrav 7repi,\r](f)@f} TO yevos. rj yap 

 <j>vai<$ IBiav riva e%et rd^iv, 

 Be ra fjiev TOt9 (ppvyaviKois ra Be 

 Tot9 TTOtcoSecrt* Bi o KaKelva (rvjj,7repi\,7j7rTeov 

 7ri/jLifjLvrj(7KOfjievov<; &>9 av y o Kaipos, ap%afjievov<$ 

 2 TrpwTov a?ro Twv (frpvyaviKwv. Bi^rj Be Y) rovrcov 



1 Evidently some conventional way of making a wreath. 



2 $ia.\a/jL0a.vofj.4i'(0v Tra\ \ri\cav COlij. W. ; 8mAa,uj8aj'o J uei>77i> vir' 

 a\\r}\wv Aid. c/. Plat. Prot. 346 E, where the verb means 

 ' to punctuate.' 



3 KO\o&oai>6r]S ', cf. 8. 3. 3. 



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