THEOPHRASTUS 



aypta Bd(f)vr}. SoKei S' ?; avhpd')(Xri Kol 6 Kofiapoi 

 TO, fxev Kara) (pvWo^oXeiv to, Sk ea-^ara rwv 

 aKpefiovoov dei(^vWa e^etv, im(f)veiv 8e del rov<; 

 dKp€/ji6va<;, 



4 Tcot' fjiev ovv SevSpcou ravra. twv he dafivco- 

 Soov ATiTTO? ^dTO<i pdfjLVO'i Kd\afio<; «e8/)t?* eari 

 jdp Ti fiLKpov 01) SevBpovrai. tcov Se (ppuyavLK&v 

 Kot 7roio)8a)v irrjyavov pd(f)avo<; pohmvla mvia 

 d^poTOVOv djidpaKOV ep7rvWo<i oplyavov aeXivov 

 liTTTOcreXLVov fxt^KOiv Kol TOiv dypiwv eiBr) TrXeio). 

 Sia/jbivet Be koI tovtcov evia Tol<i uKpotf; to, Be 

 dWa dTTo/SdWei olov oplyavov creXivov . . . €7ret 

 Koi TO TTTiyavov KUKOvrai kol dWaTrerac. 



5 Udvra Be Kal tmv dWcov rd dei^vXKa arevo- 

 ^vXkorepa koX exovrd Tiva XiTraporrjTa koI 

 evoahiav. evia S' ovk ovra rfj (jyvaei irapd top 

 roTTOV ecTjlv deitpvXka, Kaddtrep eXex^V Tcpt rwy 

 ev *^Xe(f>avTivr) kol Me/i^et* Karcorepw S' ev T(p 

 AeXra puKpov irdvv ')(p6vov BtdXelTrei rod /xrj del 

 fiXaardvetv. ev Kpijrr} Be Xeyerai nXdravov 

 Tiva elvai ev rfj Voprvvaia rrpo^ "^VIV '^''^^ V ^^ 

 (f>vXXo^oXei' fxvOoXoyova-i Be (09 virb ravrrj 

 efiiyrj rfj Eu/Ocottj; o Zeuf ra? Be irXr^aia^ Trdaai; 

 <f)vXXo^oXelv. ev Be Xv/3dpec Bpv<; ecrriv ev- 

 avvoirro^ etc rrj<i TroXew? ^ ov <})vXXo^oXei' (f)aat, 



1 riin. 16. 80. 



* Some words probably missing (W.) which would explain 

 the next two clauses. ^ Plin. 16. 82. * 1. 3. 5. 

 5 Plin. 12. 11 ; Varro, 1. 7. 



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