THEOPHRASTUS 



TlapaTrXijcnov Be tovtm fiaWov he rpoTrov riva 

 Oavfiaa-idoTepov et ti e/c rwv (f)vWa>v acfilrjcn pl^av, 

 olov (f)a(Ti irepX ^Oirovvra iroidpiov elvai, o koI 

 iaOUadal iariv rjSv. to yap av tmv Oepfxcov 

 Oavfjiaarbv rjrrov, on av ev vXtj ^adela airapy 

 Bieipei rrjv pi^av vpoq rrjv yrjv Kal ^Xaardvei Bia 

 rrjV layyv. dXka Br) ra<i /xev roiv pi^cov Bia(J30- 



pas €K TOVTWV decoprjTeov. 



VIII. Twi' BevBpcov TO.? TOLavra<i dv Ti? Xd^oi 

 Biacfiopd'i. eart yap rd /xev o^coBrj rd S' dvo^a 

 Kal (pvaet Kal totto) Kara to fidWov Kal tjttov. 

 dvo^a Be Xeyco ov-^ ware fxrj e'%etz/ oXw^ — ovBev 

 yap TOiovro BevBpov, dXX^ etiTep, eirl rcov dXXo)v 

 olov a')(plvo^ Tix^T) KV7reipo<; oXw? eirl rwv Xi/nvo)- 

 Bmv — ttX-A,' twcTTe 6Xiyov<; e^eti/. (fivaei fj,ev olov 

 dKTT) Bd<f)V7) crvKT] oXft>9 irdvra rd Xei6cj)Xoia Kal 

 oaa KolXa Kal fxavd. o^oiBe'i Be eXda irevKT] 

 K6rivo<i' TOVTWV Be rd p.ev ev iraXLaKioL'i Kal 

 vr]ve/xoi<; Kal e^vBpot<i, rd Be ev evrjXioi'i Kal •^ei- 

 p,epioL<i Kal TTvevfxarcoBeac Kal XeTTTOt? Kal ^r)poi'}' 

 Ta p.ev ydp dvo^orepa, to. Be o^coBeaTepa twv 



1 Tj conj. W.; Tis MSS. ^ piju. 21. 104. 



3 c/ 8. 11. 8 ; Plin. 18. 133 and 134. 



* bieipei conj. Sch. ; Smipe? PgAld. ; cf. C.P. 2. 17. 7. 



^ oCos is the knot and the bough starting from it : c/. 

 Arist. de iuv. et sen. 3. 



" cwl Twy conj. Coraes ; ^ t«v UM ; tittov (erased) P (iK 

 Toiv marg. ) tittov Aid. 



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