THEOPHRASTUS 



rou poBivov 7r\r)V aXV edv ris p, 

 teal aTToO\i^T[) <r/}^ri? eyyivoaevrj (f)0eipet rd fj,vpa 

 Bid rrjv Bv0(i)Biai>' Troiel yap arj^v dvvypai- 

 epyao~ta /cal rov arj\ivov 

 yap eXaiov /cal ra /J,rj\a eyu-^aX- 

 ^aipovai 7rd\iv TTpb rov 

 Kara Trdaas ra? e'ya/3oXa5' /j,6\aivo- 

 /aevcov yap crrj-fris Bta TO avvypaLvea-Oai, icaOdirep 



Kal Girl T7J9 KVTTpOV. 



27 VI. "A-Tra^Ta Be crvvTiOev-rcu TO, pupa ra /j,ev 

 anr dvOwv ra Be airo fyvXkwv ra Be arro tcKwvos 

 ra 8' ttTro pi&s ra B 1 djro %v\a)v ra 5' drro /cap- 

 TTOV ra B* diro Batcpvcov. at/era Be rrdvO^ a>? 

 el7rii>. art* dvOwv fjuev olov TO poBivov /cal TO 

 \VKolvov. /cal TO VQVGWOV /cal yap rovro e/c 

 rSiV Kplvwv en Be TO aKrvaftpivov /cal TO epirv\- 



\IVOV /Cat 7y KVTTpO? /Cat, TTyOO? TOUTOJ9 TO KpOKLVOV 



/9eXTio~T09 B 1 ev Alyivrj /cal KiXi/cia. diro Be rwv 

 (f>v\\(ov olov TO re fivppwov Kal TO olvdvQivov 

 avri] B* ev KvTrpqy <f>verai opeivrj /cal TroXvoB/juos' 

 aTrb Be TT}? ev rf) f R\\dBi ov yiverai Bid rb 



28 'ATTO pi^wv Be TO re ipivov /cal rb vdpBivov /cal 

 rb d/jLapdfcivov e/c rov Koarov rovro yap bvo- 



1 cf. Diosc. 1. 68. 



2 I have bracketed KO) as suggested by Sch. 



3 This passage, with some variations, is quoted by Athen. 

 15. 39. 4 cf. Plin. 13. 11. 



5 cf. H.P. 6. 6. 11. for the plant, and for the perfume 

 Athen. 15. 38. 



350 



