THEOPHRASTUS 



d(f>aipov/jbvo<; eK^\aaTavei KOL 

 icpivov 7r\rjv eXaTTov. TTOLGL Be Tiva Kal 

 crvppoijv, fjv KOI (pvTevovanv, waTrep ei7ro/J,ev. 



'O Be vdpKto'cros rj TO \elpiov, 01 /j,ev yap TOVTO 

 ol ' etceivo Kakovai, TO fj,ev eirl TTJ <yfj <f)v\\ov 

 %e^, r jr\aTVTepov Be TTO\V, Ka6direp 



TOV Be KdvXoV Ct(f)V\\OV /LLV 7TOCi)B7) 



Be Kal ef aKpov TO avOos, fcal ev v/jievi TIV\ 

 ev dyyeico <fcap7rov> /j,eyav ev i^d\a /cal 

 Trj ^poLa a^j/naTi Be Trpo^fc^j. ouro? 8' 

 Troiel ft\dcrTr](nv CLVTO/JLCLTOV ov ^v 

 d\\d teal cruXXe'yo^re? Trrjiyvvovcri /cal TIJV pi^av 

 e%ei pi^av aapKcoBrj <7Tpoyyv\r)v 

 otyiov Be G^oBpa 1 fJueTci ydp 'ApKTOVpov 

 r) civ drier is Kal irepl lafjfjLepiav. 



10 'O Be KpoKGS TroctiBtjs fjiev Ty (f)vcri, KaOdirep Kal 

 vTa, 7r\r)v <f)v\\() crTevy, cr^eBov ydp wcnrep 

 e<jTiv o^LavOes Be (T<j)6Bpa Kal 

 TTpwlavOes, o7TOT6/9ft)9 rt? \ajui{3dvoi 

 TTJV wpav </Jt,eTa> Tl\eidBa ydp dv6el Kal 

 ev@v<$ B* afia TW (f)v\\(i) Kal TO 

 BoKei Be Kal rrpoTepov pi^a Be TroXX?; Kal 

 (rapK(t)Br)$, Kal TO o\ov ev^wov (f)i\el Be Kal 

 Kal yiverai Ka\\t,a)v 



1 c/. 2. 2. 1 n., 9. 14 ; C.P. 1. 4. 4-6. Plin. 21. 26 describes 

 a method of artificially producing crimson lilies from the 

 bulbils of a white lily. " cf. Geop. 11. 20. 



2 cf. 6. 8. 1 and 3. See Index. 3 cf. 7- 13. 1. 

 4 TTOC^STJ : cf. 4. 10. 3. 



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