THEOPHRASTUS 



avvTiOevTes' rj Be TOV BpaKovTiov, Ka\ovai 

 yap TI BpaKovTiov apov Bia TO TOV Kav\bv e^eiv 

 Tiva TroiKiXlav, a{3pa)TO<> KOI ^ap/jiaK^Brj^. 



A\\a i] rov (f>a(T<yavov KaXov^evov y\vKeid re 

 , Kal Tpify9elo~a /jiiyvv fjievi] T&) d\evpu> 

 rov apTOV <y\v/cvv /cal daivr)' o-TpoyyvXtj oe 

 Kal a<f)\oio<; Kal aTrofyvo-eis e^ovcra /M/cpds, 

 TO yrjflvov TroXXa? oe evpiafcovcnv ev rat? 

 <T/ca\07riaiS' %aipei, jap Kal (TvXXeyei TO %wov. 

 *H 8e TOV Orjaeiov TTJ /j,ev yevcrei TriKpd, Tpi- 

 Be tcot,\iav viroKaOaipei. tyapfjiaKwBeis Be 

 elcri Kal erepai, TTO\\WV Be OVTC (f>ap/LiaK(*>- 

 OVTC eBwBi/jLoi. Kal avrai pev ev rat? pifais 

 at Siaffropai. 



XIII. Kara Be TCL <j>v\\a rot? re fjteyefteaiv 

 Kal rot? cr^^acriv. 6 fjiev acr^oSeXo? jj,aKpbv Kal 

 (TTevoTepov Kal vTfo f y\,i(T'%pov e%ei TO <f)vX\,ov, rj Be 

 <TKi\\a Tr\aTV KOI evBtaipeTov, TO Be (frdcryavov 

 VTTO Tiva)v Be Ka\ov^evov t<c>9 %i$oei$e$, odev 

 0"%e Kal Tovvo/^a, i] Be Ipis KaXa/JiwBeaTepov TO 

 Be TOV apov Trpos TTJ TrXarurT/rt Kal e<yKoi\ov Kal 

 a iKvw^es ecTTiv 6 Be vapKia'ao^ aTevov Kal TTO\V 

 Kal \iTrapov /3oX/3o? Be Kal Ta /3o\/3a)Bti iravTe- 



(TTeva Kal TOV KpoKov B' en aTevoTepov. 

 KavXov Be Ta fiev OVK e^ei TO o\ov ovB* avOos, 

 TO apov TO eBcoBi/jiov TO, Be TOV TOV 

 /JLOVOV, wo-Trep 6 vdpKicro-os Kal o KpoKov 

 evia Be e^ei, KaOdirep 77 aKiXKa Kal o {3o\/3bs Kal 

 TO %i$iov jj,e<yi(TTOV Be irdvTwv do~(f)6- 



sense doubtful. Sch. andW. mark the word 

 as corrupt. 

 2 cf. 9. 20. 3 ; Plin. 24. 142 ; Diosc. 2. 166. 



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