THEOPHRASTUS 



7T\rjv daOevecrrepa ravra avayrcaiov elvai 

 Sid TJ]V avairvorjV Kal TTJV (7K(o\iJK(i)criv. <^6opd 

 Be fjLa\i(TTa fJiev VTTO rwv Oypiwv yiyverai yap ev 

 CLTTCLCTI /col rot? SpifjiicTLV, rjKKTTa Se ev rw criKvwvr 

 ov j^rjv a\\a KOI e^i/c/jua^o/jieva Tri/cpd yiverai rfj 

 ryeva-ei, Si? o /cal TT/OO? rrjv ^pelav ^eipco. Kal 

 7Tpl 



VI. Hepl Se TMV dypicov Kal TWV KO\OV pe 

 apovpaiwv Treipareov O/JLOIWS elirelv. Tv<y%dv 

 rd fjiV ofjiwvvfjia rot? t]^epOL^' ajravra yap 

 rd yevrj ravra Kal aypia, Kal o"%$bv TCL ye 7ro\\d 

 IT a paired Lav e-^ovra rrjv 6-^nv rot9 rj^epois, wXiyp 

 rot? yc <pv\\oi,<> eXttTTft) ravra Kal rpa^vrepa 

 Kal rot? Kav\oi$ Kal /jLaXtara rot? %fXot9 Bpifj,v- 

 Tepa Kal lo-^vporepa, KaOdnep r\ re 6v/jL/3pa Kal 

 TI opiyavos ij re pd(f)avo<> Kal TO Trrfyavov eTrel 

 Kal TO \a7ra0ov aypiov, KaiTrep eva-ro/mwrepov rov 

 rjfjuepov ov, rbv ^v\bv 0/1,0)9 o^vrepov e^ei Kal 

 TOVTW fj,d\KTTa $ia<f)epei,. Trdvra Se Kal ^tjporepa 

 TWV rj/iiepwv, Kai i&cos awry TOVTW ra ye 7ro\\d 

 Kal SpijAvrepa Kal la^vporepa. 



'I5to)9 Be rj pdcfravos e%ei irapa rd d\\a rovs 

 al \eiorepovs r? 



1 i.e. drying-up ; cf. Plat. Tim. 85 A. 



2 <r Kw\"f]Kcaa iv conj. Sch. ; K&Xvaiv Aid.; <TK(i3\^]Ki}ffiv conj. 

 R. Const. 



3 (TiKvuvi Aid.: perhaps here a general term for cucumbers, 

 gourds, etc. ; amviav M ; criKvcp conj. W. 



4 Plin. 19. 185. 



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