THEOPHRASTUS 



al TOV GDKL/JLOV /cal /3\irov teal d 

 /cal ev(t)/j,ov /cal dvrfOov [/cal \a7rd6ov] /cal 

 /copidvvov /cal a-TrXtw? TO>Z> vevpo/cav\a)v e^ei jap 

 BTJ /cal TO dvrjdov /cal TO /copiavvov ovra povoppi^a 

 gv\(t)Si] re rrjv pi^av KOI ov /j,a/cpdv ovSe ra? 

 XeTTTtt? dTrocfrvdSas e^ovaav vroXXa?" 7ro\v/cav\a 

 be a/A(f)(t) /cal TroXvo^a, $S o /cal ov /card \6yov 



OV$6vl TOVTOOV TO ClVCt) TT/SO? TO /CaTCi). 



a Be ravrd ecrnv, olov QpiSag dv- 

 j, rfj opdrj /cal Tat? t? TO, 7T\dyia. rj &E 

 wcnrep ov/c e^ei rd$ Toiavras dirofyvaeis 

 aXXa JJLOVOV rds XeTTTa?, /cal jj,d\t,ara Brj povop- 

 ptov ft)? eiTTeiv. aTrXco? 77 iravra rd Oepivd 

 fSpa^vppi^a' /cal <ydp 6 (ri/cvos /cal 77 KO\OKVVTIJ 

 /cal fj ffi/cva /cal Sid Trjv wpav /cal tcra)? eT^/xaXXo^ 

 Sid rrjv (f>V(7iv, ijirep vvvr]KO\ovOr)Ke rfj wpa. r) Se 

 /jLeratyvrevo/jievr) OpiSat; Ppa^wrepav e%ei 

 pi^av TT}? cnrapeio-r)?' Trapa/3\acrTdvi yap /c 

 7T\a f yiwv //-aXXoz^* /3pa%VTepav Se /cal rj dypia TT}? 

 rjfjiepov, /cal etc TWV avwOev 7ro\VKav\orepa. 



III. ' Kv6el Se TWV jJLev d\\Q)v e/ca&Tov dOpoov, 

 TO Se MKi/Jbov Kara p,epos, rd /cdrco irpwrov el^ 

 orav ravra diravO^crrj rd dvw, Si o /cal TTO\V- 



1 After a!>7)0ou Aid. H. have /cai \airdeov : bracketed by W. 

 after Sch. 



2 diro^uaSas conj. Seal.; aTro(f>v\\d8a$ Aid. 



a TO.VTO. conj. Sch.; ra roiavra UM ; roiavra Aid. 

 4 Athen. 2. 79. Sch suggests that the name of a plant 

 has dropped out after Sxrirfp : ? rj av 



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