THEOPHRASTUS 



artaai Be ov ^vfifyeper Kal ^p'/jo-iaos ov uovov 



T0t9 Trepl rbv alrov fl\\a Kal T 



irrepiBos, ravrrjv Be ^Oeipeiv (fracrlv 



uevrjv. aTToXXurat Be rj Trrepk Kal 



TCOV Trpopdrwv, 009 Be rives \eyovcri, /cal rj MrjBi/crj 



BlCL TT)V KOTTpOV KCU TO OVpOV. 



VIII. Tw^ Be (TTrep/jLaTayv e/cacrra Kal 7T/909 rrjv 



T?}9 %COpaS <f)V(7lV apfJLOTTGL, Kal oXftJ9 ^kvY] 7T/309 



76^09 Kal ev auro49 rot9 o/jLoyeveo-iv, a Brj Trei- 

 pwvrai, Btaipeiv. fJ,era[Bd\\i Be ra %eviKa rwv 

 yu-ttXtcrra ^ev ev rpicrlv ereaiv 6t9 ra 

 ia. (TVfjL^epei, Be CK TWV akeew&v et9 ra 

 TITTOV aKeeiva Kal eK TWV tyv%eiv(ov ava 

 \6yov TTOieiaOai rrjv yu-6ra/9oX?;V. ra B* eK rwv 

 V ev rot9 rrpwtois oijre aTro^elrai, 

 air av%aov fyOeiperai, eav urj otyiov vBwp 

 Bia rovro Kal ev\a(Bv)reov (fracrl rb fjiicryeiv 

 ra %evtKa rot9 erf^wpioi^ eav arj e% 6/j,olas, on 

 rfj X(*>pa Kara rbv arropov Kal Kara 

 yevecriv, were Kal epyacrias erepas Beirai' ra9 

 re rfjs 7779 Bia(j)0pas Kal r9 rwv crTrepudrayv 

 Bvvduei? Kal en, rds eKdarwv wpas. 



"Orav Be everrjpia yevrjrai, Kal rroXwoarorepa 

 ra (nrepuara yiverai. ^KOrfvrjai <yovv al Kpidal 



1 c/. Col. 2. 2. 13. The reference is perhaps to fern 

 grown for litter, or possibly for medicinal use. c/. 9. 20. 5. 



2 x^P as conj. Sch.; &pas Aid. 3 & conj. Dalec. ; &v Aid. 



4 4/u%6ij/wv conj. W. ; tyvxw&v UM ; fyvxp<*>v Aid. 



5 oTroxf'Tot conj. Sch., C/. a-jroxvffis 8. 3. 4 ; airoKf'iTai Aid. 

 c/. 4. 4. 10. 



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