THEOPHRASTUS 



el fjirj TL /cal avTo/j,aTov. t] & 

 /cal TOVTWV /cal TMV d\\a)v TWV jjLev a/j,a rot? 



6TOIS (TTl [ACT* l(Tr}/jipiaV, olov aTTttTTT;? 

 TOV KVVtoTTOS KOI T)V Ka\OV(TL TIV6S /3oi>- 



, TWV Be /zera TlXeidSa, KaOajrep KOI KI^O- 

 plov /cal a"%eBbv TWV d\\a)v rwv Ki%opici)8a)v. KCLI 

 ra jULev evOvs a/Aa rfj {3\aaTij(Ti TO avOos a^ir^cn, 

 KaOaTrep rj d(j>ia, ra 8e vcrTepov ov TroXXco, fcadd- 

 irep TI avejJLtovri, ra be ajua r& r)pi KOI K/cav\et 

 /cal avOel, KaOdirep TO /ci^opiov /cal TO, /a^optwBr) 

 fcal TWV dfcavOiK&v oaa \a"^avw^. 



&ta<f)opd 5e TWV dvdwv TTO\\IJ, Trepl 179 eV rot? 

 rrpoTepov eiprfTai' (T^ebov ydp IGTI /cotvbv aTrdv* 

 TU>V evta Se /cal 0X0)9 dvavOr), KaOaTrep /cal TO 

 eTTLtreTpov. crv^aivei 8e rot? d/Aa rw /cav\w TO 

 dvdos d(f)ieiO'i Ta^elav elvai Tr)V aTrdvOrjcriv' TrX^y 

 j] /JLV dTrdirrj yrjpda-avTos TOV rrpMTOv rrdXiv 

 aXXo /cal aXXo Trapa^vei, /cal TOVTO rroiel Trap 

 o\ov TOV ^eifjiwva /cal TO eap d%pi TOV Oepovs. 

 7ro\vv 8e xpovov /cal 6 rjpiyepwv. TO, B d\\a ov 

 TOVTO, KaOaTTep ov&e 6 icpotcos OVTG 6 evoa- 

 ov& o XefAro? ovd^ o d/cavO(t)Bij<i' OVTOI Se 

 doo-fioi. 



VIII. Kot^ 5e Siacjiopd TrdvTwv TU>V Troico&wv 

 7) TOidSe" TO. pev yap ZGTIV opOoKavXa /cal vevpo- 



1 Sf after TUUTUV om. W. 



2 oTraTTTjs (or dirc^TTjs) conj. Sch. ; O^OKTJJ U; a^)a6<j MAld. 

 c/. 7. 7. 1 n. Plin. I.e., however, has aphace. 



3 (irlTTfTpov conj. Seal, from Plin. I.e. ; Tri/j.erpov UMAld.G. 

 c/. Hesych. 4 ay\y conj. Sch.; Kapvy UMAld.G. 



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