THEOPHHASTUS 



4 Tr}9 Be pa<f)dvov Tpi^rj Biaipov/jLewtjs, ouXo- 

 <f>vX\ov re KOI \ei,o<j)v\\ov teal rpirrj^ TTJS dypias, 

 <TI dypia> TO fjbev <j>v\\ov e%6i, \etov fii/cpbv Be Kal 

 7ro\vK\aBo$ KOI 7ro\v<pv\\os, ert, Be 

 pi/J,vv Kal <f)ap/jLaKa)Sr), Si o KOI 

 7T/309 ra? KoCKias avrw xpwvrai, ol larpoL OJLLOLWS 

 Be KOI ev eKeuvaLS So/covo-i Siatfropal /ca& e/carepav 

 eVel ao-Trepfjiov TI yevos avrwv ea-nv rj /cafco- 

 (TTrep/jiov. TO & o\ov f) ov\rj -7-7)9 

 repa KOI /JLeya\o(f)V\\OTepa. 



Rv%V\6T6pOV Be KOI TWV TVT\LO)V TO \VKOV 



TOV fjie\avo<; KCLI o^yoo-Trepfjiorepov, o /caXovcri 

 rives ^tKe\t,fc6v. 



f Oo-at;Tft)9 Be teal Tr^9 piBaKivw rj yap \evKrj 

 y\v/cvrepa Kal a7ra\a)repa. yevrj Be avrrjs early 

 a\\a rpia, TO Te 7r\aTv/cav\ov teal aTpoyyv\6- 

 KavKov /cal Tpfcov TO KaicwvLKov avTr) Be TO fj,ev 

 <f)v\\ov e^ei oveoXuyiKwfe, opOrj Be /cal euaufr)9 /cal 

 a7rapd/3\acrTo<; e/c TOV /cav\ov. TWV Be 7r\aTiwv 

 ovTO) Tives 7r\aTV/cav\oi, yivovTat, MO~T eviov? 

 <f>a0l Kal Ovpais %prj(T0ai Kt]TrovpiKal^. TO Be 

 o?rwS69 ecfioBpa /cal fM/cp6(f)V\\ov teal \evtco- 

 KavXoTepov eoitcev dypia. 



Twv Be G\iva>v Kal ev Tot9 $v\\oi<; Kal ev TOIS 

 Kav\ol^ at Biatyopai' TO fjuev yap TCVKVOV Kal 

 ov\ov /cal Baav TO <$v\\ov e%i,, TO Be pavoTepov 

 Kal 7r\aTVTpov Kav\ov Be jmei^o). TOVTCOV Be 

 Tfa\iv Ta fjbev \ev/co/cav\a TO, Be Trop^vpo/cavXa rj 

 7roi/ci\6/cav\a' TO B' o\ov ajrav TO TOLOVTOV 



1 Athen. 9. 9 ; Plin. 19. 80. 2 Wild radish. See Index. 

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