THEOPHRASTUS 



eTTeTeicov, Mcnrep 6 ttu/oo? Kal 6 Key^po^;' cocrauTtw? 

 8e Kal evayyeioaTrep/jLara Kal yv/nvocTTTepfiaTa. 

 ivayyeioaTripfiaTa fxev olov rj re /jLtJkoov Kal oaa 

 /xrjKooviKa' to yap arjaafiov lSt,Q)T€pco<i- yvfivo- 

 (TTrep/xara Be rwv re \aj(^dvu)V ttoWcl, KaOdrrrep 

 dvqdov Kopiavvov avvrjaov Kvp,ivov fMcipaOov kuI 

 3 €T€pa TrXeico. rcov 8e SevSpcov ovSev yv/jLVoa-irepfiov 

 aXV rj aap^l TrepLe')(^op,evov rj KeXv^eaiv, ra p.ev 

 8epfjLaTiK0i<;, wairep rj ^d\avo<i Kal ro ^v^oIkov, 

 TO, Be ^vXcoBeatv, Mcnrep i) afjLvyBdXr} Kal rb 

 Kapvov. ovBev Be ivayyeLocnreppiov, el fxrj ri<i rbv 

 Kwvov dyyelov Orjcrei Bia to %ft)/3t^eo-^at tmv 

 KapTTcbv. 



Avrd Be rd aireppbara tmv fxev evdv aapKooBr], 

 KaOdirep oaa Kapvrjpd Kal ^aXavrjpd' twv Be ev 

 TTvprjvi TO (TapKMBe<i ex^Tai, KadaTrep iXdaf Kal 

 Ba(f}vlBo<i Kal dXXcov. tmv 6' ifnrvprjva povov rj 

 TTvprjvcoBr) ye ^ Kal cocnrep ^rjpd, KaOdirep rd 

 KvrjKcoBr] Kal Keyxpap,iBco8r] Kal TroXXd rS)V 

 Xa')(avif]pS>v. ep^avearara Be rd rov <f>oiviKO<i' 

 ovBe ydp KotXorrjra e;^ei rovro ovBepiav aXA,' 

 oXov ^rjpov ov p.r]V a\A,' vyp6rr]<; Bij Tt? Kal 

 depp,6r7j<; virdp^et B^Xov on Kal rovrw, Kaddirep 

 ecTTopep. 



^ fxriKwviKo. . . . rh yap conj. W. from G ; uriKwvr Kara "yap 

 UMVAld. 



^ Kopiavvov &vvi}<Tov conj. Sell.; Kopiavvijaov UMAld.; ko- 

 pivv7)aovY', cf. Plin. 19. 119. 



^ ^ K€\v<p€(nv conj. Sch., cf. C.P. 4. 1. 2 ; ^ 8* Kvixaaiv U; 

 Plin. 15. 112, crusta teguntur glandes. * Plin. 15. 113. 



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