THEOPHRASTUS 



KcLKelva iravra kuO^ virepoxvv koI eWei'^friv to 



7 yap ixaXkov koI rjTrov VTrepo')(r] koX eXkei'^L'i' to 

 he firj 6fiOiO}<; Tjj diaet Sia^epet' Xeyoo 8' olov to 

 Tov<i KapTTOv<; TO, fiev eirdvw to, 8' inroKara) tmv 

 <f)vW(t)v e%6ty Kol avTOV tov SevSpov to, fiev i^ 

 aKpov TO, 5e i/c tmv TrXajicov, evia he koI ck tov 

 <TTe\e')(pv<i, olov rj AlyvTrTLU crvKdfiivo<i, Kol oaa hrj 

 Kal VTTO yrjf; (ftepei Kapirov, olov r) re dpa'X^ihva kuv 

 TO ev AljuTTTq) KaXovfxevov oviyyov, Kal el ra fiev 

 €')(ei fiiax*^^ "^^ he /ji)j. Kal eVt twv avdecov ofioLQ)<}' 

 TO, fjbev ydp irepl avTov tov Kapirov Ta he aWax;. 

 6X(o<; he to t% 0ecr€(o<i ev tovtoc^ Kal Tol^i (f)vWot<i 

 Kal ev Tol<i ySXacTTOt? XrjTTTeov. 



8 Aia(f)epec he evia Kal Ty Ta^ei- to, puev &)? 

 eTvxe, Trj<i 8' eXaxT;? ol kXcovc^ kot dXKriXov^ 

 eKaTepwOev tmv he Kal ol o^oi St' ccrov re Kal 

 KaT dpidfiov t(Toi, KaOdirep tmv Tpio^cov. 



"0(7X6 TO,^ fxev hia(f)opd'i eK tovtcov XrjTTTeov e^ 

 o)v Kal 7) 6\r] /jiop<f)r) avvhrjXovTai Kad^ eKacTTOV. 



9 Aura he to, fiepr] hiapid/Mrjaa/xevov^ TreipaTeov 

 irepl eKacTTOV Xeyeiv. ecrTt he vr/jcora fiev Kal 

 fxeytcTTa Kal kolvcl tmv irXe'KXTWv Tohe, pi^a 

 KavXb<; aKpeficbv KXdho<;, eh a hieXoiT av Tif 



' rf. C.P. 5. 1. 9. 



2 cf. 1. 6. 11. T. extends the term Kapit6s so as to 

 include any succulent edible part of a plant. 



» T. does not consider that Kaptcos was necessarily ante- 

 ceded by a flower. 



