THEOPHRASTUS 



eVei KoX TMV avOcov to, fxev icni ^(vowhri, KaOdrrrep 

 TO T779 afiTTeXov kuI avKa/jbivov koI tov kittov- 

 TO, Se ^vWooSr], KuOdvep djxvyhaX.rj'i ixtfKea<i 

 diriov KOKKV/jirjXewi. /cat rd fxev fieyedo'i eyei, 

 TO Be T?79 i\da<; ^i/XXwSe? ov dfxeyede^. 6/xouo<; 

 Se Kal ev rol<i eTreTeioif koI iroidiheaL rd fiev 

 (pvWooSr] rd Se ■)(yo(iihri. Travrcov 8e rd fiev Sl-^^poa 

 rd he fiovo^poa. rd fiev rcov hevhpwv rd ye 

 TToWd /xovoxpoa Kal XevKavdr}' fxovov ydp co? 

 el-rrelv ro rr}? p6a<i (f)otviKOvv koI dfivySdXcov 

 rivwv virepvOpov dXkov he ovhevo<i rwv rj/uLepcov 

 ovre dvdSihe'i ovre hi')(^povv, dX)C et rivo'i rwv 

 dypiwv, olov ro t//? i\drr)<i' KpoKivov yap ro 

 ravrr]<; dv6o<i' Kol ocra hi] <f)aatv ev rfj e^oo Oa\- 

 drrrj pohcov e%efi^ rrjv XP^^^- 



'Ry he roi<; eVeretot? ax^hov rd ye irXeiw 

 roiavra koI hixpoa koX hiavOrj. Xeyco he hiavOe<i 

 on erepov dv6o<i ev rw dvOei ex^t /card fieaov, 

 axTTTcp ro pohov /cal ro Kpivov Kal ro lov ro jxeXav. 

 evia he Kal ixov6(^vWa ^verat hiaypa(f)7jv exovra 

 [xovov rSiv 7r\ei6vo)v, wairep ro rr)'^ taaioovr]<i- ov 

 ydp Kex<'iipi'0'raL ravrrj<i ev rw dvdet ro (f)vX\.ov 

 cKaarov ovhe hrj rov \eipiov ro Kara) /jbepof;, dX\a 

 CK rcov aKpcov dTTO(f)V(Tei<i ycovicohei'i. crx(^hov he 

 Kal ro rr}<; eKaa^ roiovrov earcv. 



Aia(})epei he Kal Kard rrjv eKcfyvaiv Kal Oecnv 

 rd jxev ydp ex^t Trepl avrov rov Kapirov, olov dfi- 



^ i.e. petaloid. 



2 aypicev Aid. ; alricov U ; avTiwv MV ; iroyrlaiv coiij. W. 



^ i.e. corolla and stamens, etc. 



* i.e. are gamopetalov\s (or ganios^paloiis). 



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