THEOPHRASTUS 



yap Bofcet Kal (j)@eipeiv rd Orjpia [yivo/j,eva] rd 

 yovi/ma KareaQiovra, fyacrl Be rives ovre rot? 

 aiKvois (TVfjL^epetv ovre rot? Kpo/J,vois. dpBevovai, 

 Be ra fjuev d\\a rcpwl rj rrpbs ecnrepav, OTTO)? /JLTJ 

 Kade-fyrirai, TO 8e WKI/JLOV fcal jAeo-tj/ji/Bpias' /cal 

 yap SiaftXao-rdveiv Oarrov $avi 0pfjuy ro rrpwrov 

 dp&evo/Jievov. ro Se TTO\V \lav vScop Sored cru/i,- 

 <f)pew aXX&>5 re /cal edv [yu,?;] e%r) icorrpov 

 7roXXa/t9 yap rreLvrjV ra \ayava fyavi, Kal ravra 

 yvwpi^eiv rovs e/jLTreipovs rwv Krjrrovpwv. 



MeratyvreuojAeva Be rrdvra KdXklw Kal /u-etfw 

 yiverar /cal ydp rd rwv rrpdaav peyeOii Kal rd 

 rwv pa<f>avLSa)v e/c per a^vr etas. /jLa\io-ra Be 

 /jira<f>vrvov<Ti, TT/OO? rov? (TTrep/jLarKr/jiovs' /cal 

 rd fjuev a\\a vrrofjAvei, olov yr)6vov rrpdcrov 

 pdtyavos (Ti/cvos (7\tvov yoyyv\l$ 6pl8at;, <rd 

 $e> y\io"%pco<>. arravra 8' evav^evrepa /cal 

 myyvvfjbevwv rwv (Tirep^drwv rj o-7reipo/j,eva)v. 



Srjpia Be yiverai, rats /jiev pa^amo- 

 rfj Be pa^dvw Kafjurai Kal o-/C(t)\r)/ce?, /cal ev rfj 

 OpiBa/civr) /cal ev TO?? rrpdaois Kal ev aX,Xoi? Be 

 7r\eio(Tiv al Trpa&OKOVpiBes. ravras l^ev ovv rf 

 dOpoi(r6el<Ta drc6\\vari, Kal orav 



i ")6vif.(.a. H. ; yit>6/j.fva yAvifjia. UM Aid. ; ? TO TO 

 ytvi/jLa. Either yiv6/j(.fva or y^vtfia seems to be due to ditto- 

 graphy. For yovi^a cf. C.P. 1. 15. 1 : ras yovl/j.ovs apxas. 



2 Ko0e\^rjTot conj. Sch. after Plin. I.e. ; /cada^Tot P 2 Ald. 



3 txV K^irpov conj. Dalec.; /t)j ex? K. Aid.; 

 conj. W. cf. 7. 5. 1, xv^uffiv, C.P. 3. 9. 2. 



4 Plin. 19. 183. 



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