fHEOPHRASTUS 



5 Ol Be irepl TTJV "iBrjv $aai, BiaipovvTes ra? 

 TrevKas /cal Tr)V fj,ev KCL\OVVT<> 'IBaiav T?]V Be 

 7rapa\iav, TTJV K rrfi 'IoW9 7r\eio) /cal (jieKav- 

 Tepav tyiveaOai teal ^\VKvrepav real TO o\ov 

 evwSe&repav WJJLI^V, e-^rr)6ei<rav Be eXttrrw IK- 

 ftaiveiv 7r\eta> yap e%eiv TOV oppov, 81 o /cal 

 \?7TTOTepav elvai. TTJV Se 7779 Tra/oaXta? %av0o- 

 Tepav Kal Tra^urepav w/Atjv, cbcrre teal rrjv a<f>\lnv 

 e'XaTTft) ylveaOai, SaScoSearepav 3e Tr]v 'ISaiav. 

 to? &e a7rXa>9 elTrelv e/c 7^9 6(7779 8a8o9 TrXetft) /cal 

 vSapearepav ev rat9 &Tropftpiai$ ytveaQai YI eV 

 Tot9 av%/jioi<;, /cal e/c rcov xei/jiepivwv Kal TTO\I- 



GKIWV TOTTWV 7} e/C TWV eVl\WV Kttl vBl6lV(t)V. 



ravra /juev ovv o#ra>9 e/cdrepoi Xeyovaiv. 



6 'Ava7r\r)pov(70ai Be avuftaivzi ra 

 ?r/)09 TO 7rd\iv e^aipelv T&V jjiev dyaOwv 

 eviavrw, TCOV Be fjierpicorepcov ev Bvcrlv ereai, 



Be fJLO'xpripMV ev -rpiaiv. r) Be avaTrkrjpwGis ov 

 TOV gv\ov /cal r^9 o-vjj,<f)V(Tea)S d\\a TT)S TTLTT^ 

 eariv eVel TO v\ov dBvvaTOV av^vvai /cal ev 

 <yevecr0ai 7rd\t,v } aXV TJ epjaaia Bia TOO-OVTOV 

 Xpbvov jiveTai T?}9 TTITT^' dvay/calov Be Bfj\ov 

 OTI Kal TO) v\<p yiveo-Qai Tiva Trpoo-^vaiv, elirep 



1 Plin. 16. 60. 



2 evocfifffTepav H. ; evKpiVduSeffTepav UMAld. ; ? 

 Kal euwSeo-Tepoj/ W. C/ 3. 9. 2. 



3 Plin. I.e. 



220 



