THEOPHRASTUS 



4 &>a? TWOS d'j. Kal avrwv 8e TOVTCDV 



KapTrwv rcaXiv aXXa? / 



oirep fiaKidra Bo/cet a~v /jipaiveiv 

 fjLT07ra)pwr)V Tore 7/) ^S^; ra arirep- 

 fiara TrXetcrra rereXetforat /cat TWI> SevSpi/cwv 

 KapTTwv ol TroXXot, /cat ayita fjLera/3o\ij ns avrov 

 TOVTOV TrpocT'yiveTai, teal T^? wpas* oora $e areX?} 

 /cat aTreTrra TTepucardKafjiftdveTai, TOVTOIS KCLTO, 

 \6yov e/c TrepioSov /cal T) fiXcta-r^o-is yiverat, Kal 

 i] av6r)Gi<$ Kal r] TeXetaxrt?' Bi o (rv^aivei ra 

 /jiev VTTO rpOTTcis avOelv ra 8' VTTO Kwa ra 8e Kal 

 lj,6Ta 'ApKTOVpov Kal larjiJiepiav /uieroTrwpivijv. 

 5 *AXXa ravra fj,ev eoiKe Koworepav e^eiv 

 eh a^opi<jfjiov yo%^5. on & at 

 97 OVK eXarrou? eV TOVTOIS <f>avepbv. eirel Kal 

 aei<j)v\\a TWV TOIOVTWV ecrrlv evia, KaOdirep TO 



7TO\IOV Kal l^KiOTpOTTlOV Kttl TO Cl&iaVTOV. 



XI. 'A(f)a)pi(T/JL6va)v ovv TOVTWV Tcepl ra? Sia- 

 (f>opa<s ev ot9 <ylvovTai Kal TTW? \eKTeov JjSij T? 

 #a#' eKacrTOv icTTOplas . . . 6Va yu,^ /tara T^ 



1 i.e. to fix the date of the beginning and end of the cycle 

 of the plant's life. 



2 aiiToD TUVTOV : ? the plant itself, avrov rov frouj conj. Sch. 



3 i.e. according as the seed ripened last year or this year. 

 In this rather obscure section I follow W.'s explanations. 



4 Plin. 21. 100. 



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