THEOPHRASTUS 



Kol evlrov fJurfKcov. airdvrcov Se olv(oSei<i Koi tov<; 

 ev TouTO) T(p yevet dereov aWoi Be ev aXXot,<; 

 etSeatv virrep wv airdvrwv uKpi^earepov ev Tot<? 

 irepl %fX,coi' prjreov, avrd<; re Ta<i lhea<i BtapiO/xov- 

 fxevovi OTTocrai koX to.^ Trpo? aXX.rj\ov<i Bia<popd<; 

 KoX ri'i rj eKaarov (f)vai<; Kol hvvaixL<i. 



"E;^et he kol rj tcov BevBpcov avrcov vyp6ri]<;, 

 wairep e\exOv> Btd(f)opa ecBr)' r) p,ev yap icrriv 

 ottwSt;?, Mcrirep rj tt)? cruKrjt; koX rr]<; pbrjKwvo<i' i) 

 he 71 iTr(oBrj<;, olov iXdT7]<; 7rev/ci]<; tmv Kcovocpopwv' 

 dWt] S' vBap7]<i, olov dfiTiiXov diriov p^rfkea^, Koi 

 rct)v Xa'^avcoBcbv Be, olov aiKVOv koXokvvtt]^ dpiBa- 

 Kivri<i' al Be [)]Br]\ BptpvTrjTd riva exovcn, Kaddirep 

 7] Tou dvfxov Koi 6vfil3pa<;' al Be /cat evwBiav, 

 wcTTTep al Tov aeXivov dvrjOou fiapddov Kal rcov 

 roiovTwv. 0)9 8' dirkw'i eiTrelv diracrat Kara rrjv 

 IBiav (pvaiv eKaarov BevBpov Kal ft)9 Ka6^ oXov 

 elirelv (f)VT0V' irav yap e'X^L Kpdcriv riva Kal fil^tv 

 IBiav, Tjirep oiKeia BrjXov on rvyxdvei rol<i viro- 

 K€ifievoi<i Kap7rol<;' wv rot<; TrXeicrroL^ (Tvvep(j>alve- 

 ral TL<i 6fj,oi6T7]<i ovK aKpi^rj'i ovBe aa(f))]<;- aXX" 

 ev T049 7r€pcKap7rL0t<i' Bib fxdXXov Karepyaalav 

 Xafi^dvei Kal Treylnv KaOapav Kal elXiKpivi] rj tov 



1 cf. a P. 6. 6. 4. 



^ T. is said to have written a treatise irtpi x^iJ-oiv. 

 ^ dirdSris. ottos is used specially of the juice of the fig 

 itself. 



^ fi^lKCDvos probably corrupt : it should be a tree. 



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