I. Tlepl fjiev ovv Twv a\\wv TToiwBwv 

 elpij(T0a)' 7Tpl Be GITOV Kal TWV criTwS&v \ejco/ji6v 

 6/zoto>9 rot9 Trporepov rovro jap /card\oi7rov r/v 



TWV TTOlW^toV. 



Auo B avrov yevrj ra fieyiara rv^^dvei' ra 

 fjiev jap <riTO)$rj, olov trvpol KpiOal rltyai %ial ra 

 a\\a ra ofjuoioTTvpa rj ofiotoKpida' TCL Se 

 olov /cva/jios epeftwOos TT^CTO? KOI 0X0)9 ra 

 TTpoa-ajopevo/jieva' rpurov Be Trap avra 

 eXfyao? o-tjaa/jiov Kal a7rXw9 ra eV rot9 

 dporois dvcovv/na tcoivfj TTpoo-rjjopia. 



Be r) fjiev jeveffis avrwv fjiia KOI 

 jap airo o-Trepf^aro^, eav JJLIJ TL airaviov 

 Kal 6\ljov ttTTO T7J9 pt&S' wpai Be rov cnropov 

 rwv ir\eLaTwv Bvo' TT/OCOTT; /j,ev Kal fjid\i(7ra rj 

 Trepl IIX6ta8o9 BVGIV, y Kal 'HaloBos r)Ko\ov0r)K. 



1 TUV before irotwSwv om. Sch. 



2 Plin. 18. 48-80. 



3 ^Aujuos : /j.f\ivr) appears to be the Attic name for this 

 plant. Sch. would restore it for f\v/j.os here and 4. 4. 10 ; 

 8. 11. 1. 



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