THEOPHRASTUS 



fJiovov opOov Be BiaT/jLTjOev 0X0)9 aftXa&Tes 

 <TTL. TO Be yrfreiov /caXovfievov d/ce<j)a\6v n /cal 

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 <rov, Bi o teal (TTrelpovaiv avro KOI ov tf>VTVOVffi. 

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11 To Be a/copoBov <j)VTevTai [lev pi/cpov Trpo 

 TpOTrwv f) fjLera T/ooTra? ^laipov/jLevov Kara ye\y6is. 

 Biafopa Be eanv avrwv TJ re r&v otyiwv TT/JO? 

 TO, TTptola,' 7>o? yap TI rvy^dvet roiovrov o ev 

 e^rjKOVTa rj/jiepais re\eiovrai, /cal /jueyeOei, teal 

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 /cal f) dBporrjs a^eBbv Trapd T9 %w/>a9 yiverai 

 Kal T9 OepaTreias, w&Trep /cal rwv a\\a)v. 

 ovTai Be /cal dirb (nrep/jLaros d\\d fipaBeco?' 

 TTpcorw ydp erei /ce(f>a\i]V r)\i/cr)v irpdo-ov 

 ftdvei, TW B* vaTepov ye\yi,BovTai, /cal rw rplrw 

 Tekeiov yiverai, /cal ovBev ^elpov aXX' eviol ye 



12 /cal /cd\\i6v (f>acri, TOV TTTJKTOV. Trjs Be pi^ris rj 

 yevecris oz)% o/xota TOU T6 o-rcopoBov /cal TOV 

 /cpo/jLvov aXXa ToO jjuev o~/cop6Bov OTav dvoiBrjarj 

 rj ye\yl$ /cvprovTai Trdaa /cal evTavOa avt;r)0e2cra 

 BiaipelTai rrd\iv els T9 ye\yeis /cal e% evos TroXXa 

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1 i.e. bulb; cf.9. 11 6. 2 c/. 7. 2.2. 



Plin. 19. Ill and 112. 



