THEOPHRASTUS 



<f)V€rai. Bel 8e koI tovtov kuI t% iXda'i ra ^v\a 

 Siaipeiv fir) eXdrrw airida/xiaLoyv koX tov ^Xoibv 

 fiTf irepiaipeiv. 



Ta fxev ovv hevhpa ^aardvei koX yiverat Kara 

 TOv<i elprjfievov^ Tp67rou<;' at yap i/xcfiVTeiai, Kal 

 ol evo^6aXp.L(T[xol KaOdirep /it^et? tlv6<; elcnv 

 rj KUT^ aXkov rpoirov yeviaei'i, irepl wv varepov 



\€KT60V. 



II. Tmp Sk (ppvyavcoScov Kal ttolcoScov ra /lev 

 TrXetara diro aireppaTO'i rj pi^f]^ to. Se kcu 

 d/ji(f)OT€pco<;' evia he Kal diro rSiv l3\aaT0iv, loairep 

 €ipi]Tac. poSoivla Se Kal Kpivwvla. KaraKoirevTCOv 

 T(ov Kavkoiv, wcnrep Kal rj dypcocrri'i. (f)V€rai 8e 

 7} KpLvwvia Kal rj poScovta Kal 6\ov tov KavXov 

 reOevTo^. ISioyTdrrj Se r/ aTTO SaKpvov Kal yap 

 ovro) BoKel to Kpivov (f)vea$ai, orav ^rjpavdfj to 

 drroppvev. (f)acrl 8e Kal iirl rod ImroaeXivov' 

 Kal yap rovro d(jiir]ai hdKpvov. (pverat Se ra 

 Kal KdXapbO'i, idv rc<i Siarifivcov Ta? i]\aKdra<i 

 7r\ayLa<; riOfj Kal KaraKpvylrrj Koirpw Kal yfj. 

 lBL(o<i Se drro pl^nri [tw] (pveaOai Kal ra K€(j)a- 

 Xoppi^a. 



TocrafTap^ft)9 Be ova-r](; ri]<i Bvvdp,eo3<; ra fxev 

 iroWa rcov BevBpcov, wcrirep eX€-)(^dr) irporepov, ev 

 irXeioaL rpoTroa <f)verai' evia Be drco (T'nepp,aro<i 



' (fKpvTfTai conj. R. Const.; ifji.<pv\fai (with erasures) U; 

 eiJi.(t>v\ilai V; i/j.ipvKe'iaL Aid. 



2 2. 1. 3; cf. G.P. 1. 4. 4 and 6. 



3 i.e. bulbil, cf. 6. 6. 8 ; 9. 1. 4 ; G.P. 1. 4. 6 ; Plin 21. 24. 

 * e'Trlconj. W. ; iirb PgAld. 



'^ Se T«s Kol Aid,; tis om. W. after Sch. 



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