THEOPHRASTUS 



(f)\e-\Jr adp^- ap)(al yap avTur irXrjv et Tf9 \eyoi 

 ra? Twp (TroL')(ei(i}v hwdfieLq, avrat Se KOival irdv- 

 Tcov. rj jxev ovv ovata koI tj oXrj (f)V(Ti<i iv rovTOtf. 

 "AWa S' eurlv axnrep eTrireta fieprj rd irpb^ 

 rr)v KapiroTOKiav, olov (f>vXkov dvdo<i /itcr^o?* 

 rovro S' iarlv c5 avvTjprrjTac Trpo? to (pvrbv rb 

 (jivWov Kol 6 Kapiro'i' en Se [eXt^] ^pvov, oh 

 virdpxet, fcal eirl irdai aTrepixa rb rov Kapirov' 

 Kapirb^ S' ecTTt to a-vyKeifxevov airepixa fxerd rov 

 TrepiKapnlov. irapd he ravra evicov tBia drra, 

 Kaddrrep rj Kr)Kl<; Bpub<; Koi rj eki^ d/j,7re\ov. 



2 Kal rot^ fiev hevhpeaiv ecrrtv ovrco'i StaXa^elv. 

 roL<i S" eTTereioi'; SrjXov &)? dtravra eTrereia' 

 fxexpt yctp T(bv Kap-rrSiv r] (pvaa. ocra Brj eVereto- 

 Kapira kol ocra hieri^ei, Kaddirep aeXivov Kal aW' 

 drra, Kal oaa Se TrXelco j^povov e%ef, rovTOi<i 

 diracn Kal 6 Kav\b<; aKoXovOijcrei Kara Xoyov 

 orav yap a7repp,o(popetv /u,eWQ)cn, rore eKKavXov- 

 (TLv, 609 €V€Ka rov a7repfiaro<; ovrcov rSiv KavX&v. 



Tavra fxev ovv ravry Birjpr]aOa). rSiV Be dpri 

 elprjfxevcov fiepcov Treipareov eKaarov elirelv rl 

 eanv to? iv rinrw Xeyovra<;. 



8 To /u,ev ovv vypbv (ftavepov o Brj KoXovcri riv€<i 

 a7rXw9 ev diraaiv oirov, wairep Kal M.evearQ)p, ol 



^ ohaia conj. Sch. (but he retracted it) ; ffwovtria MSS. (?) 

 Aid. 



'^ This definition is quoted by Hesych. s.v. yutVxos. 



^ ? cm. e'Ai|, which is mentioned below. 



^ rh ffvyKiifievov ffvep/na, lit. 'the compound seed,' i.e. as 

 many seeds as are contained in one irepiKapiriov. 



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