THEOPHRASTUS 



Trayf) real /jiapavOfj, evSiav arjfjLaivei. at 

 ve(f)6\ai xeifjiwvos evBieivai. "OXfynTro? 8e fcal 



Kdl 6'XO)9 TO, Oprj TCL (TrjfjLaVTlKa OTaV TCiS 



s Ka9apa<$ e^cofflv, evBiav (rrj^aiveL. teal 

 orav TO, ve^rf 737)09 rrjv dakaavav avrrjv Trapa- 



fal'VVrj, evSieiVOV. KOI QTCLV VGCLVTOS 7T/J09 SvorfJiCL^ 



^aX/cwSe? ra ve^rj xptofta e^y evbia jap a>? ra 

 TroXXa rfj vcrrepaia. 



62 "Qrav 8e 6/jii')(\r) yevrjTai, vScop ov yivercu rj 

 e\arrov. orav yepavoi Trercovrai, KCLI /j,rj ava- 

 fcdfjLTTTwcriv, evBiav ayfLoive*' ov jap irerovrai irplv 

 rj av 7Tr6/jiPOL icaOapa iSacri,. >y\avg ^av^alov 

 <j)0y<yoju.6vr) ev ^eijjiMVL ev^Lav Trpoa-rj/jLaivet,' teal 

 vvfcrcop %etyuw^o? T)<rvyaiov a&ovaa. 6a\arrLa be 

 ry\avj; a&ovcra r \eifJLwvo^ /J,ev ev&iav cnriiJLaivet,, ev- 

 5ta9 & ^eifjiMva. KOI /copaj; Be /JLOVO? fiev ^vvycfiov 

 icpd^wv, real eav T/ot9 Kpd^y fiera TOVTO 



63 Kat /copcoprj ew6ev evOvs eav fcpdgrj rpis, evbiav 

 <Ti)IJLaivei, Kal ecnrepas 'xeijJLWvos r^av^alov aS 

 KOI op%i\o<$ e 07r?}9 eKTrerbfjievos KOI e e 

 Kal % oiKias e^ayOev v$iav crrj^aivei. Kal eav 

 %tynco^09 ftopevovros /SoppaOev VTr6\a^^rL 

 iai \ev/cr), voroOev Se evdvrla reray/jLev^ p 

 oyfcwBrjs, a>9 eVl TO troXv et9 evBiav a^^aivei yuera- 

 /3o\rjv. Kal orav /3o/)ea9 vefyeKas 7ro\\d<; 

 /Jieyas, evBiav ar)/j,aivei. 



I conj. cf. 31, to which this statement answers. 



MSS. 



2 Plin. 18. 356. 3 Plin. 18. 357. cf. Verg. Oeorg. 1. 401. 



4 Plin. 18. 362. 



5 &/ x^'M^ 1 "- ' in winter.' The same ambiguity occurs in 

 many places : the sense seems fixed here by the next sentence. 



428 



