THEOPHRASTUS 



vv/xo<; 7] L"yp6ri)<;, ev ivioi<i Se oovofuicrfjievT] KaOdnep 

 eiprjrai. to aurb Se koI eVt tmv ^(ocov inrdpy^er 

 fiovTj <yap r/ tmv evaiixwv vypoTrj^i MVo/JLacrrai, Bt 

 o Kol Strjp^-jTai TT/Jo? TOVTO (nepTjaei' to, iiev <ydp 

 dvatfxa rd 8' evaifia XiyeTai.. ev ri fiev ovv tovto 

 TO p,epo<i KoX TO TOVTW avvr]pTrjfj.€vov Oep/Jiov. 



"AWa B' r}B7] €T€pa tmv eVro?, d kuO' eavTa ^iv 

 iaTLV dvcovvfjLa, Bid Be ttjv 6/jiowTrjTa aTreiKa^eTai 

 Tot9 T(bv ^(ocov fioploi^. exovat ydp axxTrep lva<i' 

 o ecTTi crvve'xe'i koX cr^tcrTOi' Kol e7rl,fir)Ke<;, dirapa- 

 ^XaaTov Be koL d/SXaaTov. eTC Be (f)\€,8a<i. avTUt 

 Be Td fiev dXka elalv ofjcoLai Ty ivi, fiei^ovi Be koX 

 iraxuTepai koI irapa^XdaTa^ exovaai koI vypo- 

 TtjTa. €Tt ^vXop Kol adp^. Td jxev ydp e%et 

 adpKa Td Be ^vXov. ecTTL Be to fiev ^vXov o"%tcr- 

 Tov, r] Be crdp^ TravTi) BiaipeiTai Marrep yrj Kai 

 oaa yrj<i' fieTa^v Be jiveTat lvb<; Kal ^Xe^o<i' 

 (f)av€pd Be r) (f)vai,<; avTf]<; ev dX\oi<i re /cal ev rot? 

 T(ov ireptKapTrifov Bepfiacn. ^Xoio'i Be /cal /xrJTpa 

 Kvpi(o<i fiev XeycTUi, Bel Be avTd Kal tA Xoya 

 Btopiaai. (f)Xoib<i fxev ovv eVrt to ea^ciTov Kal 

 Xoypio-Tbv Tov vTroKeifievov crcofx,aTo<i. fxrjTpa Be 

 TO fieTa^if TOV ^vXov, Tp'iTOV dirb tov (j)Xoiov olov 

 ev Tol<; 6aT0t<; fjbveX6<;. KaXovat Be Ttye? toOto 



1 irXetoTois cony Mold.; -irpirois Ald.H. ^ 1. 1. 3. 



•' a.wap<i0\a(TTov con]. R. Const. ; d7ropa;8ArjTO)' UMVAld. 

 ^ €Ti Si conj. W.; fx"" Aid. ^ Fibre. 



^ i.e. can be split in one direction. 

 '' e.g. an unripe walnut. 



