THEOPHRASTUS 



e^aipov fjLe.wr)s Trjs BqBbs KOI /caio/mev^s TT)? 

 TI eKporj. TOVTO juev ovv OVTCD \rfjTreov. 



Ol Be Trepl rrjv "IBrjv fyaoriv, OTCLV \e7rio-a) on 

 rb o*TeA,e%09, XeTri^ovai, Be TO 717)09 ij\iov fiepos 

 7rl Bvo TI r/?et9 TT^ei? a?ro TT)? 77)9 evravOa 

 T?}? eTTipporis yivo/jievrjs evSaSovaQcu eviavrw fjid- 

 \t,ara, TOVTO S' orav eKirekeKrjacoGLV ev ere/Oft) 

 TTakiv ev&qbovo-Oai /cal TO TpiTOV axravTcos, /JLCTO, 

 & TavTa Sia TTJV {jTroTo^v e/cTTiTTTeiv TO SevSpov 

 VTTO TWV TrvevfjiaTCdv oraTTev TOT6 8' 

 avTov TJ]V /capSlav, TOVTO jap [JiakiaTa 

 egaipeiv Se e/c TWV pit.wv KOI <yap TavTas, wo~7Tp 

 6iTro/jiV, evSaSovs TTCLO-WV. 



OTL T9 

 TOVTO opav 



Tr\elovo<$ xpovov Kal Tajuevofjievcov fjie 

 vTe^ew, eav oe Traaav e^atpwviv 

 S* co9 eotAre Tpels p,a\,LQ-Ta 



vTropeveiv. ov% d/jia Se Kapirofyo poverty 

 al Trevfcai Kal SaSotyopovcrr fcapTrofyopovcn 

 ryap evOvs vkai> SqSotyopovcri Be vaTepov 



III. Trjv Be TTLTTCIV Kaiovcri TovBe TOP TpoTrov 

 OTav KaTacTKevdvwonv o/^aX?} TOTTOV wcrTrep d\a) 



1 i.e. and so this kind of wood at least is replaced by fresh 

 growth. 2 Plin. 16. 57. 



3 TTJS tTTipporis yit>ofj.fvrjs ev$a5ovff6ai conj. W.; 

 ytvo/j.fvr)v ^SaSoi/ Aid. ; rrjs eiripporjs yit>o/j.*Vf)s 

 conj. Sch. 



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