THEOPHRASTUS 



KapStav, 01 S' ivrepicovrjv evioL he to evro<i t^9 

 fj.7]rpa<i avrr)<i KapSlav, ol Se fiveXov. 



To. p.ev ovv fjbopia (y^eZov icm roaavra. cru7- 

 KCirai he to, varepov e'/c tmv irpoTepcov ^vXov 

 fiev e^ IvM Kul vypov, koX evia aapKo'i' ^vkovrai 

 yap (TKXrjpvvofjLevr], olov ev Tol<i cfiOivi^i, koI vdp- 

 0>]^t Kol et rt dWo eK^vXovrai, Mairep al TOiv 

 pa(f)aviBo)v pi^ar fxrjrpa Be i^ vypov kol aapKO'i' 

 (fiXoio^; Se 6 fiev Ti9 eV irdvTwv tS)v Tpcwv, olov 6 

 T^9 8pvo<i Koi alyeipov koI diriov 6 Se r?}? d/j,- 

 TTeXov i^ vypov koX lv6<i' 6 8e tov (peWov etc 

 aapKO'i Koi vypov, irdXiv Be etc rovrcov avvOera 

 rd idLeyiara koI irpSira prjOevra KadairepaveX 

 /xiXr], irKi-jV ovk eV rwv avTwv TrdvTa ovBe axrav- 

 T&)9 dWd Bta(f)op(0<;. 



J^iXrj/jbfjievoiV Se vdvrwv tcov fiopUov ct)9 elirelv 

 Ta9 TOVTCov 8ia(f)opd<i ireLpareov aTroBiSovai koI 

 Ta9 oXcov TOiV hevBpwv kol (f)VTCov ovcriwi. 



III. 'Evret he av/jb^aivet cra(f)eaTepav elvat ttjv 

 fidarjaiv hiaipovfievcov Kara ethr], Ka\S)<i e%6t 

 TovTo TToielv i(f)^ &v evhe'x^eTai. Trpcora he ian 

 Koi fieyiara koi cr%eSoi; v(f oiv Trdvr rj rd 

 7r\ei(XTa ireptex^rai rdhe, hivhpov dd/jivo<i (f)pv- 

 yavov TToa. 



Aevhpov p,ev ovv ian to diro pi^tj'i P'OVoaTe\e')(e<i 



' (ptWov conj. H. ; (pvWov UVP2P3Ald. ; (t>v\\od M. 



^ i.e. root, stem, branch, twig : cf. 1. 1. 9. 



^ ffaipeffrepav conj. W. ; ffa<p4ffrepov Aid. 



* el^t) here = yivri ; (f. 6. 1 . 2. u. 



5 vivr' fi conj. Sell, after G ; irivrv UMVAld. 



