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eA,aTi/9, ra he evdpavara fidWov, olov to, t^9 

 iXda<;. koI ra fiev ao^a, olov ra rrj'i aKrrj^, ra he 

 o^cohrj, olov ra Tr]<i 7r€VKr)<; koI eXuTrj^;. 



Aet he Koi ra? Toiavra<; vTroXa/ji^dvetv t^9 

 <f>V(r€co<i. eucrxtCTOV fiev jap rj iXdrr) ra> evdv- 

 TTopeiv, evOpavarov he 7) e\da hia to (tkoXlov koI 

 aKXrjpov. evKa/jLTTTOv he r) (f>i\vpa koL oaa dWa 

 hid TO 'y\la')(^pav e^eiv rrjv vypoTTjra. ^api) he r} 

 jxev TTvfo? Koi 7] ej3evo<i on irvKvd, -q he hpv<i on 

 yecohe^. oiaavTa)<; he koI rd dWa Trdvra nrpof 

 Trjv (f)vcnv ttw? dvdjerai. 



VI. Aia^epovcTi he koI ral<i pbrjTpaL^' irpcorov 

 fiev el evia e%et 17 fit) e%et, KaOdrrrep Tive^ cf^aacv 

 dWa re koX rrjv uktijv errena koI ev avroc'i 

 Tot9 e'xpvcn' TMV /xev jdp ecrn crapKcohrji; rcov 

 he ^vXcohrj'i twv he vfjLev(ohr}<i. kuI <japK(ohr]^ 

 fjbev olov dfiTTeXov avKrj'i /ji,7)Xea<i poidf d.KTrj'i 

 vdp07}KO<;. ^vX(M)h7]<; he Trlrvo'i iXdTr)<i 7revKi]<i, 

 KoX fJbdXtaTa avrr} hid to €vhaho<i elvat, tovtcov 

 S' eVi (TKXrjpoTepai /cat iruKvoTepai KpaveLa<i 

 irpivov hpvo<i KVTtaov avKa/uLtvov e^evov Xcotov. 



Aia^epovai he avTal Kal Tol<; '^(^pcofiaa'r 

 fxeXaivai ydp t?}9 e^evov Kal Trj<i hpv6<i, r)v KaXovai 

 fxeXdvhpvov. diraaai he (XKXijpoTepai Kal Kpavpo- 



^ i.e. break across the grain. fijdpava-ra mP ; Adpavcrra 

 VF Aid.; fragilia G. cf. 5. 5, Plin. 16. 186. 

 2 i-o^a conj. Palm, from G ; Ao|a UPAld. 

 ^ i.a. across the grain. ^ (/. 5. 6. 2. * cf. 5. 1. 4. 

 ^ T. appears not to agree as to elder : see below. 



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