THEOPHRASTUS 



ISiav e/cdcrrov fyvaiv. Xey&> Be olov TO, 

 KOI TOL (7KavBi/ca)Br) /cal [jLovocfrvf), icav et TL eTepbv 

 effTi TOLOVTOV Koivov 67rl TrdvTwv \afteiv, 6 

 alcr0rj(Tei ryvdopifiov rj (f>v\\oi<} r) avOecw r) pi 

 rj Kapirols' IK yap rwv fyavepwv 6 

 KOI e/c TWV pi^wv. 



ev ovv ecrriv o re KVVW^T VTTO 

 Ka\ov{ji6vo<; TrXetou? %ft)^ tSea? ev eavrw' KOI o 

 dXwjTeKovpos teal 6 o-reKetyovpos VTT evlwv Be 

 apvo<y\a>(To-ov TWV Be oprvg KaKovfjievos' Trapo- 

 Be TOVTO) rpojTOV Tiva KCLI TI 0pvdX\i<>. 

 a Be ical povoeiBrj Tpoirov nvd Tavra /cal 

 OVK 6%vv ovB* dOepcoBr) e^ovra' o B 

 d\a)7rfcovpo? juia\a/cbv Kal ^vow^earepov, on fcal 

 rat? TWV aktoireicwv ovpals, o9ev real 

 Xyfyev. oyLto^o? Be rovry KOI o 

 aTe\e(j)OVpo$, 7r\r)v ov% oycnrep e/celvos avdel Kara 

 /xe/)0? a\\d Bt 6\ov rov ard^vo^ wairep o Trvpos. 

 j] Be avOrja-^ a^olv %voa)Brj<; } KaOdirep KOI rov 

 TrapofAoiov Be rf) o\rj /AOptyfj r&> jrvpw 

 7T\cnv(f)v\X6Tpov. Gocrai;TGt>9 Be TOVTOIS /cal 

 rd d\\a rd crra^yct)Brj \Kreov. 



TA Be Ki^opLcoBrj Trdvra [lev 7rerei6(f)u\\a 

 /cal pi^ofpvXX.a, [SXacn-dvet Be /Jierd TL\eid8a 

 rot? Be KavKols Kal rat? 



1 i.e. spicate. 



2 a-KavSiicwSr) : i.e. umbellate. One would expect KI 



to correspond Avith 3 ; but the three classes mentioned seem 

 to be merely 'samples' of classification: of the three only 

 one (TO. ffTaxvwSr)) is described below, and other classes are 

 added. 



3 /LLovoQvri I conj.: i.e. those which have a scape : c/. 2. 6. 9 ; 

 C.P. 1. 1. 3. /.woQax U; pvoQua M Aid. ; om. G. 



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