THEOPHRASTUS 



S' iv jjiev TOt? aXkoL<i av(ovvfji,a)<; iv 8e tktlv ottov 

 KoX ev oKXoi'i hcbKpvov. lv€<; Be /cal ^Xe/Se? «a^' 

 avra fiev avcovufia rfi Be o^iolott^ti, jJieTaXa^^d- 

 vovcrc TOiv ev TOi'i ^o)oi<i fiopioiv. e^^i 8e tcro)? 

 Kal aX\.a<; 8ia(f)opa<; koX ravra koI 0X009 to tmv 

 <^VTOiv jevo'i' TToXv^ovv yap atcnrep elp^Kafiev. 

 aXX^ eirel Bia tmv yvwpip^wTepcov fieTaSicoKeiv Bel 

 TO, ayvcopiCTTa, 'yv(opip,(OTepa Be ra fiei^co Kal ifi- 

 (pavfj rfi alcrdijaei, Br]Xov ore Kaddirep ixf) tjyrjrai 



4 jrepl rovTcov XeKreov eirava^opav yap e^Ofjuev 

 roiv dXXcov 7rpb<; ravra peXP'' '^oaov Kal 7rw9 

 eKaara p^ere^^i rr]<; op.oiorrjro'i. elXr}p,pevcov Be 

 roiv (xepSiv [xerd ravra XrjTrreov rd<{ rovrcav 

 Bia(f)opd<i' ovrco<i yap dp,a Kal 77 ovaia cfyavepd 

 Kal 77 oXt) rS)v yevoiv 7rpo<i dXXrjXa Bi,d<rracn<i. 



'H fiev ovv rwv fieyicrrcov (T'xeBov etprjraf Xeyco 

 S' olov pL^rj(i KavXov rSiv dXXcov at yap Bwdfjuefi 

 Kal o)v xdpiv CKaarov varepov prjOijcrovrai. i^ 

 oav yap Kal ravra Kal rd dXXa avyKeirai 

 TTeipareov elrrelv dp^ap.evov'i diro rS)v Trpclorcov. 



Upoora Be ean to vypov Kal 6epp,6v' dirav yap 

 <^vrov ex^i' rivd vyporrjra Kal Oepfiorrjra ctv/jl- 

 (pvrov Marrep Kal ^a>ov, a>v viroXeiTTovrayv yiverai 

 yr)pa<i Kal (fiOtcn<i, reXei(o<i Be vTroXcTrovroov ddva- 



5 T09 Kal avavcra. ev fiev ovv rol<i irXeiaroif; dvco- 



^ Lit. ' muscles and veins.' 



^ i.e. the analogy with animals is probably imperfect, but 

 is useful so far as it goes. 



^ 1. 1. 10. * e.g. the root, as such. 



^ e.g. the different forms which roots assume, 



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