THEOPHRASTUS 



o\co<t ocra Kara ^ddovi icrrlv e'irjaav av pC^ai, 

 Kal TO vBvov Se Kal o KaXovai rtve'i acryiov Kal 

 TO ouiyyov KUi eo tl aXko vTrojetov ea-TiV oiv 

 ovSev ecTTL pi^a' 8vvdfj,€i <ydp Bel (fiva-iKfj Siaipelv 



Kal OV TOTTft). 



10 Tdxoi Be TOVTO /jL€V opOm Xeyerai, pl^a Be ovBev 

 TjTTov iaTiv dWd Bi.a(f)opd Tt? avT')j tmv pi^&v, 

 ware rrjv puev Tiva roiavTTjv elvai rrjv Be TOiavrtjv 

 Kal rpe(pea0ai ttjv erepav inrb t^? erepa^. Kairoi 

 Kal avral at aapKdoBei'i eoiKacnv eXKeiv. ra? 

 yovv TMV dpcov Trpo tov /BXaardvecv arpecpova-i 

 Kal ylyvovjai fi€L^ou<i Kco\v6p,evai BiajSrjvaL irpo^ 

 TTjV /SXdcrTrjcriv. eTrel on ye Trdvrcov tmv tolov- 

 Tcov r) ^v(Ti.<; eirl to kutco fidXXov perrei (fyavepov 

 01 fiev yap KavXol Kal oX&)9 rd dvco ^paj^ea Kal 

 dadevrj, rd Be Kdrco fieydXa Kal TToXXd Kal 

 l(T')(ypd ov [xovov eirl twv elprjpLevcov dXXd Kal eVt 

 KaXdfMov Kal dypd)artBo<; Kal oXo)<; ocra KaXafxcoBrj 

 Kal TOvroL<; o/xota. Kal ocra Brj vapOtjKcoBr), Kal 

 TOvro)v pl^ai fxeydXai Kal aapKd)BeL<i. 



11 rioX,A,a Be Kal roiv ttolwBmv e^^t roiaina^ pl^a<i, 

 olov airdXa^ KpoKo^ Kal to TrepBiKiov KaXovjievov 

 Kal yap tovto Tra^eta? re Aral irXeiovi e^et ra? 

 pi^a<; 7} (pvXXa' KaXetTai Be irepBiKLov Bid to tou? 

 irepBiKa'^ eyKvXUaOai Kal opvTreiv. 6ixoi(o<; Be 



1 $deovs conj. Sch. ; fidOos Aid. 



^ Koi h W. after U ; koI om. Aid. ; G omits also rh before 

 oijiyyov, making the three plants synonymous. The passage 

 is cited by Athen., I.e., with considerable variation. 



* ToiavTr]v conj. St.; T0(TavT7]v MSS. 



* i.e. the fleshy root (tubei', etc.). 



•' i.e. the fibrous root (root proper). 



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