THEOPHRASTUS 



evict, 8e /cal CLTTO TOV 



olov 6 re dvOepiKos ical TO \eipiov /cal TO cbdcrya- 



\ r /-) A f~\ f 



vov Kai o poXpo9. 



'AXX' ibiov TOVTO TOV {3o\/3ov \eyeTai, TO firj 

 aTTo irdvTwv fSKacrTciveiv ci^a TWV cnrepfjbdTtov, 

 d\\a TOV fjuev avToeTc? TOV & et9 vewTa, 

 TOV alji\co7rd (fracri KM lov \WTOV. TOVTO 

 ovv etTrep a\r]6es KOIVOV eTepwv. KOIVOV &e 

 /cal TO /jue\\ov \eyecr0ai, ir\r]v ov 7ro\\cit)v, Oav- 

 fj,a<TTOv Se 7rl TCCLVTWV, oirep ITCI re Trjs a/cLXXvjs 

 /cal TOV vapKicrcrov (TVfjL/3aivei' TMV ftev *yap a\\a)v 

 /cal TCOV e% dpxrfi ^VTevojuevcov /cal TO>V /3Aacr- 

 TavovTwv KCL& wpav erou? TO (f>v\\ov dvaTeXXei 

 irpwTOv, elO^ vdTepov o KavXov eirl 3e TOVTWV o 

 /tafXo? nrpoTepov. 



ToO vapKitraov &e 6 TOU av6ov<s /JLOVOV evOv 

 TrpowOwv TO av6o<$' T?}? ^e a/ciXXij? /cad 1 avTov, 

 et? vcrTepov 7rl TOVTO) TO dv9o<} dvLa^ov Trpoa- 

 Ka9ij/jLVov' TroieiTat, Be Ta9 dv6r)o-ei<s T/oet9, wv r) 

 fjiev TrptoTT) Bo/cel crrjfjiaiveiv TOV TrpwTov apoTov, TJ 

 $e SevTepa TOV jjieaov, rj Se TpiTT) TOV ea^aTOV to? 

 yap av avTai yevcovTai fcal ol apoToi cr^eoov 

 OVTWS eic(3aivovcn,v OTav oe OVTOS dTroyrjpda-rj, 

 TOTC r) TCOV <j)v\\cov pXaaTrjcns TroXXat? rjfjLepais 

 vaTepov ft)cravTO)9 oe teal eirl TOV vapKicrcrov, 

 7r\r]v ovT6 Kav\ov eTepov e%et nrapa TOV TOV dv- 

 , wcnrep eiiroj^ev, ovTe KapTrbv cfravepov, aXX' 



a conj. Sch. from Plin. 21. 103 ; 7Aa>7ra UMAld. 

 2 ev6v irpowQuiv conj. W. ; evBvirpocapov Ald.H. C/. Plin. 21. 

 66, where however the statement is transferred to the 

 crocus. 



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