THEOPHRASTUS 



T€Vt\ov aeXivov XaTra^o?* irXrjv evia Kol airn- 

 (pvdSa^ e%et /x6ydXa<;, olov to aekivov koX to 

 revTXov' koI 009 av Kara \6you ravra ^aOvppt^- 

 orepa rwv BevSpcov. elal 8e rcov piev aapK(oSei<;, 

 KaOdirep pa^avlBo'i joyjvXiSo'i dpov Kpo/cov 

 TMV he ^vXdoSei'i, olov cu^co/mov &)/c//ioy Kal tmv 

 dypicov Be tmv TrXeLaroov, oawv pbi] ev9v<i TrXetoi/? 

 Kol o-)(i^6pLevai, Kaddirep irvpov Kpidf]<; koI rrj^i 

 KoXov puevT)'^ 7r6a<;. avrrj <ydp ev Tot9 eirereloL'^ kol 

 iv rol<i TTomSecriv r] 8ia<f)opd rcov pi^cov ware ra? 

 pbev ev6v<; a')(i^e(x6aL TrXeiov; ovaa<i kol d/zaXet?, 

 Twv Se dWfov pilav rj Svo Ta<i fxeyiara^ kol aX,Xa<; 



ttTTO TOVTOOV. 



"OX(c<i he 7rXeiov<i at 8ia(f)opal tcov pt^cov ev 

 Tot'i vXtjpLaai Kol Xay^avdtheaiv elal yap al jxlv 

 ^vX(o8€i<i, waTrep al rod wKipLOV al he o-apKcohetf, 

 coaTrep al rod revrXov Kal ert hrj p,aXXov rov 

 dpov Kal da^oheXov Kal KpoKov al he waiTep 

 eK ^Xoiov Kal crapKO'i, cocrirep al roiv pa(f)avihcov Kal 

 ryoyyi>Xih(ov' al he yovarcahei^, wairep at r6)v KoXd- 

 p^cov Kal dypdiareoov Kal et ri KaXap.whe<i, Kal piovai 

 hi) avrai r) pdXiaO^ 6p,oiai rol<; virep yi]<;' wairep 

 yap KdXa/xoi elcriv eppL^cof^evoc Tat? Xerrrac^;. al 

 he Xe7rvpd)hei<i rj (jiXoicohei';, olov a'i re ri)'; (TKiXXr]<; 

 Kal rov l3oXl3ov Kal en Kpop,vov Kal ro)v rovroi<i 

 opboicov. alel yap ecrri Trepiaipelv avrcov. 



Jldvra he rd roiavra hoKet KaOdirep hvo ykvr\ 

 pi^fbv e'xeiv rol<; he Kal oXcos rd KeffyaXo^aprj 

 Kal Kardppi^a irdvra' rrjv re aapKoohrj ravrtjv 



^ The same term being applied to ' herbaceous ' plants in 

 general. ^ piin_ jg, gg. 



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