THEOPHRASTUS 



air 6\\vrat' /cal edv fjuev o\ov e/c(f)d<yr) 

 auro9 o rrvpos, lav Be eVt Qdrepov TOV 

 /cal eicftida-rjTai rrjv CLTTO^VO-IV, TOVTO 

 fiev avov TOV ard^vo^ Odrepov Be vyies. yiverai 

 Be ov rravTa^ov TO Trepl rov? rrvpovs, olov ev 

 , d\\a /caTa ^aiyoa? Tivds, wcnrep ev Ty 

 /cal T% EuySota? ev T<p Ar)\dvT(t). 



Be yivoVTai /cal ev rot? (h^pois /cal 

 rot? \aOvpois /cal rot? Tnaols, oTav vypavQwo-t 

 /cal 06pjjL7)fj,epiat ryevcovTai, KaOdirep /cal ev rot? 

 epeftlvOois al /cdfjirrai. rrdvTa Be e%ava\<i)aravTa 

 ra? T/oo<^a9 diroXkvTat, /cal ev rot9 ^Xeoyoot? /cal ev 

 rot? f^/aot? /capTTois, olov o'i re ZTTC? /cal ol ev rot? 

 KvdfjLOis e<yyLVO/j,voi, Kai ev rot9 aXXo^?, a>o~7rep ical 

 ev rot? BevBpeo-i, /cal ev rot? fvXo^? e\%&r}, 7r\r)v 

 /cepaaTwv /ca\ovfj,eva)v. TT/JO? airavTa BTJ 

 /jLeyd\a Biatyepovaiv al %wpai ov/c d\6<ya)<;' 

 6 yap drjp evOvs Bidfopos T& Oepfjios r) tyvxpos 

 elvat, r) v<ypbs fj ^ijpos' OVTO$ 5' yv o ryovevcav Bt 

 o /cal ev 049 el^Baai rylvevOai ov/c del <yivovTai. 

 XI. Twv Be cTTrep/jidTcov ov% y avTr) 

 6t9 T6 TTJV ft^do'Trja'iv /cal 6^9 



1 curbs : sc. the grain, avatverai conj. W.; ? avaiverai curbs. 



2 edrepov conj. Sch.; Oarepov Aid. 



3 c/.(7P. 3. 22. 3. ^xpots conj. St.; 6'xpois Ald.H. 



4 Kaddirep Kal conj. Sch. ; /col K0.9a.irtp Aid. 



5 TrdWa conj. W. ; TO Aid. 



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