THEOPHRASTUS 



KOTivcov, 01 S" ft)9 erv)(ev. ecrri, Se to, fxev Sio^a, ra 

 he Tpio^a, TO. Se TrXetou? e')(0VTa' evta Se •nevrdo^d 

 iaTi. KoX rrj'; fiev eXaTi/9 opdol koI ol o^oi Koi ol 



4 Kkdhoi axTirep e/iTreTTT/yoTe?, rcov Se dXkwv ov. Si* 

 o Kol IcT'xypov rj i\drr]. ISiooTaTot 8e ol t^? 

 pbrfKea^i' ojxolol yap Orjpiwv Trpoacovoi^;, eh p^ev 6 

 juiyiaroq dWot Se Trepl avrov piKpol TrXetou?. 

 elal Se twv o^cov ol pev rv(f)Xoi, ol 8e yovipoi. 

 Xeyco Be TV(f)\ov<; d(j) mv p,r]8et<i /SXacrTo?. ovrot, 

 Be fcal (ftvcrei koX irrjpcoaei, ylvovrai, orav r) p,r) 

 \v9fi Koi eK^id^rjrai y) koL aTTOKOTrfj koX olov 

 eiTLKavOel^ Trrjpcodf}' ylvovrat. Be paXkov ev TOt<? 

 jcayecn rcov aKpepuovcov, evlcov Be koi iv roi^ 

 areXe^eaiv. o\(o<i Be kol rov aTeXexov^ Koi rov 

 KXdBov KaO^ av iiriKO'yjrr} r] eTTUepbr} Ti<i, 0^09 

 yiveTai Kadairepavel Biatpoiv to ev koi ttolojv 

 irepav dpyrp), etVe Blcl rrjv TrrjpcocrLV etre Bi dWrjp 

 alriav ov yap Brj Kara <pvaiv to vtto rrj^ 

 irXrjyrjf;. 



6 Aiel Be ev diracnv ol kXuBol (j>aivovraL ttoXvo- 

 ^orepoL Bid to pLrjiro) Tavd peaov Trpoa-rjv^rja-Oai, 

 KaOdirep kuI t?}9 avKr)<; ol veo^XaaTOt Tpaxv- 

 TaTOi Kal T^9 dpireXov Ta aKpa t&v kXt^p^utcov. 

 ft)9 ydp o^o<; ev Tot9 dXXoi<i ovtq) koI 6(f)0aXp,o<; 



1 c/. 4. 4. 12. 2 piiu, 16 122. 



^ i.e. primary and secondary branches. 



* cf. 5. 2. 2. s Plin. 16. 124. 



® cf. Arist. de iuv. et sen. 3 ; Plin. 16. 125. 



■^ 8tov . . . ■jTr)pw6ri conj. W. ; i) orav y) ^tj Xuflp koI iK$ia.CvTai 

 Kal 7] airoKOirr) Kal U ; 'drav tj f^i) \vd^ Kal eK^id(r]Tat f] airoKoirfi 

 P ; ^^ (irav Aue?) Kal iK^ia(-nTai ^ olwokott^ kuI ol ov Pj ; 'drav ^ 

 At)) KvB^ Kal iK^idCvrai /(«l f) awoKovfi Kal Ald.H. ; G differs 

 widely. 



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