THEOPHRASTUS 



Tuvra fxeydXa avfx^dWeraL 7rpb<i ^aOvppi^lav 

 Kol eTL fidXkov 7r/909 fxaKpoppc^iav, rj Tr}<; ')(a>pa<i 

 (f)vai<; eav y Kovcprj kuI fiavrj koI evhioho<i' ev yap 

 ral<i roiavTac(; iroppunepw kol p,ei^ov<i al av^rj- 

 <rei9. <f>avepov 8e eVl tcov rj/nepoofidTcov eyovja 

 yap vSo)p oirovovv BUiaiv d><i elirelv, eTreioav 6 

 r67ro<i rj Kevo<; Ka\ /xrjSev to dvTLcnaTOVv. rjyovv 

 iv Tft) AvKei(c rj TrXdravo^ 97 /card rbv o^eTov eVt 

 via ovaa iirl rpel<i kuI rpidKovra 7r?7%ei9 d(f)r]K€v 

 e')(pvaa tottov re d/na Kal Tpo(f)'^v. 



Ao^eie Se &)? eliretv r) avKTj fiaKpoppi^orarov 

 elvai Kal oXto? Se [xaXkov rd jjuavd Kal evdvppt^a. 

 nravTa he rd vecorepa rwv TraXaiMV, idv el<j aKfirjv 

 rjKwaiv, 7]Sr] /SaOvppi^orepa Kal p^aKpoppi^orepa. 

 av/xcjidivovart yap Kal al pi^ai tm aAXw crcofiaTC. 

 irdvTwv he ofioio)^ ol 'xyXol rol^ (f)VTol<i hetvorepoi, 

 Tot? he ft)? iiriTrav hi Kal ivicov TriKpal wv 01 

 Kapirol y\vKet<;' al he Kal <f)ap/jLaKcoh€i<i' eviai S" 

 €V(t)8ei,<;, wairep al T779 'lptho<;. 



^Ihla he pi^r)<; (f)V(ri<i Kal hvvapi<i r) ri]<i ^lvhiKrj<i 

 (TVKr)^' diTO ydp rcov ^Xaaroov dipLrjai, p-exp^ ov 

 dv avvd-yjrrj rfj yrj Kal pi^wOfj, Kal yiverat ire pi rb 

 hevhpov kvkXw avvex^'i to rcov pi^wv ovx dirTo- 

 fievov Tov crre\exov<i aXV d<f)€crT'r]K6<;. 



^ ravra before ^eyaAa om. W. 



^ rtfjifpoofiaTaiv conj. Sch.; TifiipuiraTcav UPgAld. : cf. C.P. 

 5. 6. 8. 



^ bvovovv MSS. ; b-Koffovovv conj. W. from G, in quantum 

 liheat. * ineiVav conj. Sch. ; iirf\ Kt^v UMVPAld. 



« Quoted by Varro, 1. 37. 5. 



^ ivl conj. Sch. ; vapa Pg ; irepi Aid. 



' <rvfi(p6lyovcri : avfjL^wvovffi conj. St. 



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