THEOPHRASTUS 



Kal Tfd\iv ovai ra evavria, BiaTroprjo-eiev av TJ? 



KOLVOV t'cTft)? CLTTOprj/jia Kal 6(/>' Tpa)V CLTTOpWV, 



TTOTepov ocra TWV avTWV aiTiCL Kara fiiav Tiva 

 lv eo-TW, -/) teal a^ erepwv evSe^erai ravro 

 at,. TOVTO fiev ovv ravry r)7ropr)o-0a)' el Be 

 Kal a\\wv ra? <f)v<rei<; rj ra? Svvd/jieis 

 elirelv, ravra prjreov. 

 XX. To 8r/ TreTrepi Kapirbs fiev eari SITTOV $e 

 avrov TO 76^09* TO [lev <yap arpoyyv^ov wcrirep 

 opoffos, /ceXv(f)OS e%ov KCU crdptca Kaddirep al 

 , V7repv6pov TO Be Trpofjbrjtces p,e\av 

 irjicayviKa e%ov la^vporepov Be TTO\V 

 TOVTO BdTepow Oep/jLCLVTiKCi Be a/ji<pw BI? o KCU 



TTyOO? TO KCOV610V fiorjOel TCLVTCi T Kal 6 Xt/3<X^ft)T09. 



f O Be KviBios KOKKOS aTpo<yyv\oi> Ipv6pov Trj 

 XP 0i ^ p^ov Be TOV Treirepios lo-^vpoTepov Be TTO\V 

 TV] OepfAOTrjTi, Bi? o KOI OTav BiBcocn KaTaTtoTov, 

 BiBoacn jap TT/JO? KoiKias \vaiv, ev apTto rj 

 aTtCLTi 7repi7T\dTTOVT<;' Kaei, yap aXXw? TOI^ 

 cfrapvyya. 



QepfJiavTiKov Be KOI rj TOV TrevtceBdvov <pia,> 

 BS o Kal aXei/jL/jid TL TTOIOVO-IV e avTijs 

 cocnrep Kal e d\\wv. BiBoTai Be rj TOV 



1 a(/>' conj. Sch.; e</>' U*P ; Aid. omits the preposition. 



2 Cited by Athen. 2. 73 ; cf. Diosc. 2. 159. 



3 Plin. 27. 70. 



