THEOPHRASTUS 



(f)opav e%ef, Kaddirep o\a)<; ocra fxrj ZvvaraL reXeo- 

 fcapTrecv. i) he tov dvdov<i (f>vai.<i otl Trkeiovi e;\^et 

 Bia^opa<; (jiavepbv eK tmv irpoeiprjp.evwv. 



XIV. Aiacjiepei 8e to, hevhpa koI roi<; tolovtol<; 

 Kara ttjv KapTTOTOKiav ra /xev yap e'/c rcov vecov 

 ^Xacrrcov cfiepei ra S" eV t6)u evcov to, 8' e^ dfX(f)o- 

 Tepoiv. eK fiev rcov vecov crvKr} d/j,7re\o<;' eK Be tmv 

 evcov iXda poa p.T]\ea d/uLvySaXrj dmof; p,vppivo<; 

 Kol a-)(ehov rd roiavra irdvra' e« Be rcov vewv 

 idv dpa Ti (TV/x^fj Kvijaai koI dvOrjaai (jLverat 

 yap Kal ravT eVtoi?, wairep koI tm pvppivw Kal 

 pdXiaO^ CO? elirelv irepl rd<; ^\a(Trr)creL<i rd'i /xer' 

 ^ApKTOvpov) ov Bvvarui reXeovv «X,X' rjp^iyevrj 

 (pOeiperar i^ dfi(f)OT€pa)V Be Kal tmv evcov Kal rcov 

 vecov eo Tive<; dpa p,r)\eai rcov Bi(f>6pcov ?) et ri 

 dXKo KdpTTipbov 'in Be 6 6\vv6o<i eKirerrcov Kal 

 avKa cpepcov ck rcov vecov. 



^iBicordrrj Be r) eV rov CTeXe^ou? eK<f)vai<;, 

 wairep rri<i ev Pdyvirrcp avKafiivov raurrjv ydp 

 (paac (pepeiv €K rov ar€\e-^ov<;' ol Be ravrrj re Kal 

 eK rcov dKpe/Movcov, coairep rt]v Kepcoviav avrrj ydp 

 Kal eK rovrcov cf)epei ttXtjv ov ttoXvv KaXovai Be 

 Kepcoviav dcft^ rj<; rd crvKa rd Alyinrrca KaXovfieva. 



^ ? i.e. that, like the 'female' date-palm, they have no 

 flower. 



^ toioCto iravra- fV 5e rSiv vewv iav &pa ti conj. W. ; TOiavTW 

 irdvra yap e/c raiv evuiv eav Se &pa tj MSS. 



» cf. 3. 5. 4. 



* SifSpuv conj. Sell, from G ; Sta(p6pu)v UAld. 



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