THEOPHRASTUS 



T07TOV Be e^OVCTl 7T\LOV T) TQiaKOVTa 



OVK o^ovo-i Be / )(\wpol aXXa grjpavQevTes, TTJ 

 Trpocro^rei Be ovBev Biacfrepovcrt, TWV a\,\a)V elcr- 



/3d\\OVTl, B* 6t9 TOV T07TOV ev6v$ OCTyU-77 7TpO(T- 



2 /3d\\ei' ov fir]V TroppwTepw ye 77 aTTOTrvorj yiveTai, 

 KaOdirep Tives &acn, Tat9 Trpofftbepotievais vaval 



V \ / < ' "\ * / 9 > V 



7Ty009 T7)V %Gt)paV' KttL yap T07T09 OWTO9 rtTTO 



^aXaTT779 drre'^ei TrXelovs 77 eKaTov TrevTijKOVTa 

 GTaBiovs' a\V ev TT} ' Apaftia TTJV djroTrvorjv 

 elvai <>acri TTJV diro TTJS %a)pa<> evoff/jiov. 



'Ez/ fjbev ovv %vp[a Ta TrepiTTa TTJ barfjiy o"%eBbv 

 TavT eo-Tiv 77 yap ^aX/Sdvrj.^apvTepov Kal fjia\- 

 \ov (frapfJiaKwBes' eirel Kal avTrj yweTcu Trepl 

 %vpiav K TOV TravaKovs KO\OV /jievov . Ta Be aXXa 

 TfdvTa Ta evocrfj,a o?9 7T/oo9 Ta dpco/jiaTa %pwvTai, 

 Ta fjiev e 'ItvBcov Kop,i^eTai KaKeWev eTrl Od\aTTdv 

 KaTaTre/LLTreTai, Ta 8' ef 'Apa/3ta9, oloz^ 7T/909 TW 

 KivafJLco/uq) Kal TTJ KaaLa Kal Kc&fjLaKov erepov 8' 

 elvai TO Koo/jiaKov KapTrov TO 8' eTepov irapa^Lo'- 

 yovaiv ei9 Ta (TTrovBaioTaTa TCOV pvptov. TO Be 

 KapBdjjico/jLOV Kal dp,a)/j,ov ol fiev K M?7ta9, ol B* 

 ef 'IvBwv Kal TavTa Kal T?)V vdpBov Kal Ta aXXa 

 77 Ta 7r\ei<TTa. 



3 Ot9 fjuev ovv 6/9 Ta dpcojjiaTa ^pcovTai o"%eBbv 

 TaBe ecrTi' Kaala Kivd/ucofAOV KapBd/jia)ju,ov vdpBos 

 valpov /3d\(rafjLov d(nrd\aQo<$ orTvpat; Ipis vdpTij 



1 OVK uovffi conj. Guilandinus, c/. G. P. 6. 14. 8 ; ov SOKOVO-I 

 P 2 Ald.H. 



2 C/. G. P. 6. 18. 1. TUJV &\\(DV : sc. KaXa[JL<av Kal ffxotvcav. 



3 7rpoo'^)6po J aVats vavffl irpbs conj. Seal. ; 7rpo<r<. clrat Trpbs P 2 

 Aid. 



4 c/. 9. 9. 2 n. ' The plant,' i.e. one of the plants so called. 

 6 Plin. 12. 135 ; c/. 13. 18. 



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