THEOPHRASTUS 



Kal 6 drjp Trpbs eicaarov 

 ev AlyvTTTG) <yap rd /JLCV aXXa TTCLVT aoar^a /cal 

 KOI dpco/jLara, at Be fivpplvat, Oav/jiacrral 

 Trporepelv Be <f>aori TWV evravOa Kal 

 poBa /cal ta /cal ra a\\a civdrj /cal Bi/jujvy, /cal 

 Bia/jieveiv Trkeico TCOV Trap' rjfiiv rj OVK 

 %pbvov ravra. 



Ao/cet Be TTO\V 717)09 evo<Tf.u.av Bt,a<pepeiv, 

 Xe%^?;, /cal 6 eviavrbs rolos rj roto? 

 ov fiovov eTTOfi^pLa^ /cal au^ot? d\\a /cal rat 

 /cara Kaipov yivecOai /cal vBara /cal Trvevfjtara 

 /cal aTrXw? ra? rov ae/?o? //.eraySoXa?. ra Be ev 

 rot? opeviv a>9 avrXw? el^relv Kal poBa Kal la Kal ra 

 aX\.a <AraXw? fJiev avOelv> rfj Be oa-fjifj 7ro\\d 

 vet/oft) <yivecrdai. Kal Trepl fJLev TWV GTefyavw- 

 toV Kal aTrXw? TWV typwyaviKwv o-%eBbv ev 



TCH5 OyLt-OtOt? (TTlv T) I 



1 ? ? violets and gilliflowers ; so also below. 



2 Plin. I.e.; cf. C.P. 6. 18. 3. 



8 6v0r? conj. St. from G ; avavBij Aid. cf. C.P. 6. 19. 4. 



4 Plin. 15. 37. 



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