THEOPHRASTUS 



10 Twi> Be \i{3avc0riBa)v, Bvo yap elaiv, f) fjuev 

 aKaprros 77 Be rcdpTrifJios, 77 /j,ev KOI T&> Kaprrw /cal 

 TO) (j)i>\\(> xprjai/ji'rj 77 Be JJLOVOV rfj pityj. Ka\elrai 

 Be 6 Kaprros Ka%pv. e%ei Be avrij TO pep <f>v\\ov 



e\iv(d eXetft) pei^ov Se 7ro\v, KavXov &e 

 7777^60)9 i) yu,eta>, pl^av Be /jLeyd\r)v /cal 

 Xev/crjv o&vaav waTrep \ifBavwrov, /cap- 

 TTOV Be \evfcov rpa%vv 7rpo/jir)Kq' (frverai Be pd- 

 \iGTa OTTOV av avy^pd ^copia 77 Kal Tr 

 Xprjcri/jL?] Be i] f^ev pi^a irpbs re ra e\/crj Kal 

 ra <yvvaiK6ia irivo^vr] ev olvw av&Trjpq) fjie\avi' 

 6 Be /ca/OTro? ?rpo? re ra9 crrpayyovpias /cal Trpbs 

 ra wra /cal apye/jia /cal 77^009 ofyOdXjJiias /cal ware 

 yciXa <yvvaij;lv efjuroLetv. 



11 'H Be aKaprros e%et TO <f>v\\ov O/JLOLOV OptBa- 

 #11/779 T?79 mKpas rpa^vrepov Be /cal \evKorepov, 

 pi^av Be ^pa^elav. (frverat, Be orrowirep epei/cr) 

 TrXeiarr). Bvvarai, Be 77 pla KaBaipeiv Kal dvw 

 Kal Karw rb JJLGV yap 7T/)09 TTJV ^Xaa-rrjv dva), TO 

 Be ?rpo9 rrjv yfjv Karw KwXvei Be Kal et9 i/udria 



TOU9 (rrjras. Gv\\e<yerai Be irepl irvpo- 



XII. Xa/jiai\e(t)v Be 6 fj^ev \CVKOS 6 Be 

 al Be Bwd/jieis rwv pit^wv Kal avral Be al pi^ai 

 Tot9 el&eai Bidcfropoi. rov jjuev yap \evKij Kal 

 rra^ela Kal y\vKela Kal ocrfATjv e^ovcra /Sapelav 

 v Be fyacn rrpos re TOU9 povs, orav e 



1 Diosc. 3. 74 ; Plin. 19. 187. 



2 c/. Plin. 24. 99 and 101. 



a c/. 7. 6. 2 ; 9. 9. 5. 



4 oTrovTrfp epei/cTj conj. Dalec. etc. from Diosc. I.e. ; oVot/Trep 



Ald.H.j 67r^Te epet'/cr? U*. 

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