THEOPHRASTUS 



ye TToiovcn, j3ordvr)s, ware /caraTrviyco'dat, /cal 



VII. Tow fjiev ovv a\\a)V aTrep^drdov ovBev et? 

 aXXo 7T6(f)VK fJLTa^d\\Giv fyOeipbfJievov, irvpbv 

 Se /cal tcpiOrjv et? alpdv <aav, Kal fiaXkov rbv 

 TTvpov, 'yiveaOai Se rovr ev rat? biropftpiais /cal 

 fjid\i(TTa ev rot? evv&pois /cal o^put^eai %a 

 OTI 8' OVK eaTiv rjpivov rj alpa KaOdjrep rj 

 Troa, Treipwvrai ydp Tives TOVTO \eyeiv, etceWev 

 brfkov evOvs yap rov %etyLtco^09 (pavepa rylverat 

 7T(j)V/cvia' /cal Sia^epei 7roXXot9' e%e^ yap TO 

 <pv\\ov vrevov Kal Saa-v /cal \L7rapov, Kal TOVTCOV 

 ISicJOTarov TO \nrapov f) yap SacrvTrjs /cal 

 TOV alyi\G)7ros inrdp^ei, aXX' eK<^avi]^ yiveTai 

 TO6? TOV alyi\wrro<i TOV ^yoo?. TOVTO fjuev ovv 

 TOVTCOV, Kal GTL TOV \Lvov /cal yap CK TOVTOV 

 (f>aal yiveadai, TTJV alpav. 



2 Tov 6e epe/3iv0ov Trpos TOL a\\a -^e^poira TO re 

 irepl Trjv avOrfffiv \e%0v Kal TO Td%i(TTa reXeto- 

 KapTrelv Icr^vpoTaTOv ov Kal v\a)Be(TTaTOV, Kal 



1 Plin 18. 149 and 150 ; c/. O.P. 4. 5. 2. 



2 Tr6a: ? grasses ; c/. 8. 6. 1. 



3 veipufTai yap rives H. ; airetpwvTai' alnwvTai yap rives U; 

 & Treipwvrai- alriuvrai yaip rives PM : so also Aid. Bas. Cain, 

 with mark of corruption. 



4 6M0us yap rov conj. Sch. ; ev9vs TO TOV Aid. 



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