THEOPHRASTUS 



Tivct Trjv ocf^rjv zlvdi. Bib Kal 

 Sid Tivtov ff/mepwv rb %6%ov e^aipovcnv del KOI 

 T&V lo-%vpwv eXaTTco fuyvvova-iv, wcnrep . . . ra 

 8' oXo)9 ov jjLiyvvovo~t,v, wairep TO epvcria'K'rjirTpov, 



VTTep OV KOI dpTLWS \6^0rj. 



58 Bpe'^ofcrt Be crvvTiQkvT<$ T& otvw TW 

 601K6 8' ovv ^priaifjio^ elvai ?r/309 r 

 ye teal ol /jivpe^fol %p)VTai. fjuevova Be TTO\VV 

 %povov at crvvOea-eis. rj Be XP^ al ^ TOVTCOV fj,ev els 

 TTfv TWV i/juaTLWv 6(7^7)^, T&v Be BiarracT/jLaTcop els 



TT)V GTpWllVrjV, 07Tft)9 7Tp09 TOV %pCt)Ta TrpOCrTriTTTr)' 



Kal yap airTe,Tai H,CL\\OV KOI e^jjuov^Tepov TOVTO, 

 KOI &GTrep OVT e/celvov TOVTO TTOIOVVIV. ol Be 

 rrpoTepov evefSakov oivq) KaTa/3pe%ovT<; evtoBei 

 Trpbs TO TrapaipelaOai, TTJV oo-/j,rjv, evia Be Kal 

 fjL6\ifcpdT(*) /cal o'lvw (JbiyvvvTes dveBevov, TO, Be 

 Kal avT& TO* fjLe\LKpa.TW. TO yap o\ov dfjtcfra) 

 TavTa o-vvepyei irpbs evoafjiiav. Biajmevovo-i, Be 

 al o~vvdio~ei<;. fyavepov 8' CK TOVTWV oTrep Kal 

 TrpoTepov \%0r), BioTt, TCL ^rjpd Kal evoa/JLOTepa 



59 EuXo7ft)9 Be TCL fjivpa (j>ap/jiaKa)Brj Bid Trjv T 

 (61 ^ dptofiaTcov Bvvafjiiv Kal ydp TCL dpw^aTa ToiavTa. 

 Bvj\oi Be Ta T KaTairXdcrfjiaTa Kal a BIJ 



1 The example is missing. Turn, supplies costum et amomum 

 from Plin. 13. 16, which does not however certainly refer 

 to this passage ; see 69, where this passage seems to be 

 repeated. 



2 The reference of e/cetVov is obscure. 



3 /j.ixQfvra add. Turn. 



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