THEOPHRASTUS 



7rapaf3\ao~TdvL Be KOI ^tfOvov KOL rrpdo-ov real 

 7rapa<p>vei tcaTwOev olov /3o\/3(*)Sr] rtvd /ce^aX^, 

 ef 179 r) /SXaoT^o'^ yiverai TWV (f>v\\(ov, avav- 

 OevTOS Be TOV /cav\ov KOI TOV cnrepfiaTOs d(j)aipe- 

 6evTO<$' aXXa Sid TO fjirj ^prjai/jias elvai ra? 

 TOVTCOV K<f>a\d<> ov avXXeryovcriv et? ijpacriav, Si? 



3 o /cal ov (f)VTevovo~i. fd^a Be ravra Kai o/Aoyevfj 

 KCU avveyyvs TTCO? rfj rov rcpofjivov fyva-ei, Si o 

 teal ov Oavfjuao-Tov. aXX' oyLto/w? [teal] eVl 



KOI r)fjLpa)V /cal dyptwv, oo~a xpovicorepa 

 eariv eirereiofcavXa Be, TOVTWV /cal al pi^ai 

 fi\ao-Tdvovo~iv, wo"jrep /cal eVl TWV (fr 

 /cal rwv Qa/JiVtoSwv aXX' eVt rwv /cpo/jivwv /cal 

 o-/cop6S(0v /cal j3o\(3wv /cal waTrep dpidfjios rt? 

 yiverai TOVTCOV. rj Srj ryevecris, wo"nep eiprjTai, 

 T/O^W? eaTiv, aTrb aTrepfjiaTOS fiev TfdvTwv, diro Be 

 /cav\ov /cal pi&s TWV elprj^evwv. 



4 Tcov Be Kav\cov KoXovadevTwv iravra fjbev GO? 

 GiTrelv /3\ao~Tavei TrKrjv TWV aTro/cavXcov, e/ji(f)ave- 

 crTara 8' waTrep /cal els xpeiav CO/CI/JLOV OpiBa^ 

 pd<f>avo<;. /cal r^9 fjiev OpiSa/cos rjSiovs (^aal rou? 

 7raXt/i./9XacrTet9 elvai /cav\ov<f TOV ydp Trp&Tov 

 ojrcoBrj ical m/cpov elvai co? aTreTCTOv ol Be TO 

 evavTiov oTcwbeaTepovs TOVTOV? aXX' 6&)? dv a)o~iv 

 avraXol fyaiveaOai y\VKVTepovs. aXX' eVt -7-779 



1 irpdffov conj. St.; irpdfftov Ald.H. 



2 Sia rb ^ conj. W. ; ^ Sict rb UM(?)Ald. 



3 i.e. offset bulbs. 



4 W. omits /*/ (Ald.UM(?)) after av\\eyovffi. 



6 i.e. the plant is increased by seed only and not by offsets. 

 c/. 7. 4. 10 ; Plin. 19. 103. 



6 dpoius oonj. Sch.; '6^s PAld.H.(UM ?). 



7 eTreret^/cavAa conj. Sch.; firiyfidrfpa PAld.H. 



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