THEOPHRASTUS 



Ov /j,r]v ciXXa Kot tovtwv ei ri<; aKpijSoXo- 

 yeccrdat OeXoi, to, [xev av evpoi /coiva koI axTTrep 

 dficpL^ia, /caOdirep p,vpiKr]v Ireav KXrjdpav, ra Se 

 KUL ro)v opoXojov/xevcov 'X^epaaCoiv ire^vKOTa Trore 

 ev rfi daXdrrrf ^lovv, ^oiviKa a-KiXXav dvQkpiKov. 

 cCKXa ra roiavra koI 6Xco<; to ovtco aKoireiv ovk 

 oiKeiw^ earl a-Koirelv ovhe yap ov8^ rj <pvai<i ov- 

 T&)9 ouS' ev T0i9 TotovToi<; e^et to avw^Kolov. ra<i 

 p,ev ovv 8iaipecret(; koI oX(W9 ttjv laTopiav tmv <j)V- 

 tS>v ovto) XrjTTTeov. {airavTa S' ovv Koi TavTa koI 

 Ta aXXa oLOiaei KadaTrep ecprjTai Taif re twv 

 oXtov pop(f)at<i Kol Tal<i tmv popuov 8ia(})opal<i, rj 

 T(p e'xeiv TO, 8e p,rj e%eti', y tm TrXetci) to, S' 

 iXaTTco, rj tw dvop.oi(a^ rj oaoi TpoTTOi Sc^prjvTai 

 nrpoTepov. oiKeiov 8e t'cr<»9 koI rov'i tottov^ avp- 

 TrapaXap^dvecv ev oh cKaaTa irecjiVKev rj p,rj 

 7r€(f)VK€ ylveaOai. peydXrj yap Kal avTrj 8ia(popd 



KUL OV-X^ ijKlCTTa OlKeLU TMV <f)VTCi)V 8l.d TO (TUVrjp- 



Ttjadat T^ yfj Kal prj diroXeXvadai KaOd^rep 

 TO, fwa.] 



V. HeipaTeov 8' elirelv Td<; KUTa piepo^ 8ia- 

 <^opa<s 0)9 av KadoXov XeyovTWi irpcoTov kuI koivm<{, 



1 eeKoi conj. Sell.; SeAej Ald.H. 



^ evpoi conj. Sell. ; e'vprj Aid. ; fvpr) H. 



^ Presumably as being sometimes found on the shore below 

 high-water mark. 



* a-navra . . . ^a>a. This passage seems not to belong 

 here(W.). 



° rpoiroi conj. Sch. ; tottoi UMVAld. 



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