THEOPHRASTUS 



KoXdfiov atpa<i. Kara filv 8r] Toi)^ (p\oiov<: iv 

 TovToa at Sia(})opaL 



Tmv Be ^vkoiv avroiv /cat 6\co<; tmv kuvXcov ol 

 fj,€V elat crapK(o8ei<;, olov 8pvo<i avKrj<i, koX tmv 

 ekaTTovcav pdjxvov t6vt\ov Kcoveiov ol Se dcrap/coL, 

 Kaddirep KeSpov Xwrov KVirapiTTOv. koX ol fiev 

 lvQ)8ei<i' rd jdp rrj<i iXdrr}^ koI tov ^oivtKO<i ^lika 

 TOtavra- rd Be diva, Kaddnep Trj<i avKrj<;. oocrav- 

 T6)? Se Kol rd fiev ^Xe^coBr) rd 8' d(f)Xe^a. irepl 

 Be rd (ppvyaviKd koI OafivooBrj koI oXct)9 rd vXrj- 

 fiaTa Kol dX\a<; tl<; dv \d,8oi Bia(f)opd^' 6 fiev 

 rydp KdXafw; <yovaT6iBe^, 6 Be ^dro^ kol 6 

 7raXiovpo<; aKavdcoBr}. r] Be rv^rj Kol evca twv 

 eKeiwv rj Xifivaicov 6fjioico<i dBidt^paKra fcal OfiaXrj, 

 KudaTrep axoivof. 6 Be rov KVireipov /cal /3outo- 

 fiov Kav\o<i ofMaXoT'ijrd riva e%ei Trapd rovTov<;' 

 en Be /xaXXov Ifcro)? 6 rov puvK^jro^. 



Avrai fxev Br) Bo^aiev dv i^ wv rj crvv6e(Ti<;. al 

 Be Kara rd TrdOrj Kal ra? BvvdfJ,eL<; olov o-kXt)- 

 p6rri<i fiaXaKort}^ 'yXi(T')(p6rri(; Kpavp6rrj<; <ttvkv6- 

 rrj<i> ixavorrj^; /cov<p6rr]<i ^apvri]^ Kal oaa dXXa 

 roiavra' rj fiev yap irea Kal 'xXwpov evffv Kovtpov, 

 axTTrep 6 0eXXo9, ?; Be ttv^o^ Kal r] e^€vo<i ovBe 

 avavOevra. Kal rd fiev (X'xi^erac, Kaddirep rd t^? 



^ fid/xvov conj. W. ; Odfivov P2 ; ^aXdvov Ald.H. 



'^ Kwveiov conj. Sch.; Kwviov Ald.U (corrected to Kwvtiou). 

 cf. 7. 6. 4. 



' 5e ^iVa conj. fcJcfi from G.: Sc ^Iva U; Se navd Aid. ; 

 06 . . . ra M. 



■* vXiijuMTa conj. Sch. (a general term including shrubs, 

 under-s'hrubs, etc. cf. 1. 6. 7 ; 1. 10. 6) ; KK-h/xara, Aid. 



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