THEOPMRASTUS 



dypCoi<i S^Xov on irXeiw Kara \o<^6V to? taXVpO' 

 fepoi^i' eTTel Odrepov y€ koI droirov, et 8r) %etyo&) 

 kal iv €Keivoi<i koI o\&)9 ev tol<; atrh (Tirepfiaro'i 

 fiovov el fir) Tt rfi Oepairela Svvavrai pera- 

 ^dXkeiv. 



Ata(j>epovaL Se koI tottol roTTwv koX dr)p depo<i' 

 iviaxov yap eKtpepetv rj "xoipa Boxet rd op,oia, 

 Kaddirep Kal iv ^iXlttttoii;' avdnraXiv oXiya Kal 

 oXiyaxov Xap^dvetv pera^oXijv, ware e'/c a-irip- 

 p,aro<i dypiov iroielv rjpepov rj e'/c %et/J0i'09 a7rX.<w9 

 fiiXriov TovTo yap iirl Tr}<; p6a<i povov aKi^Koap-ev 

 iv Alyvirro) Kal iv KiXiklo, avp^aiveiv iv 

 KlyviTTw p,€v yap rrjv o^elav Kal (Tirapelaav Kal 

 (f)VT€v0eiaav yXvKetav yivecrOai tto)? rj olvcoSrf 

 trepl he 'ZoXov^ t^9 K.i\iKi,a<: jrepl iroTaphv rov 

 Uivapov, ov rj pbd^n 'Jrpo^ Aapeiov iyevero, irdaat, 

 ylvovrai aTrvprjvoi. 



EvXoyov Se Kal €c Tf? rov irap ■^p,cov <j)OiviKa 

 (jiVTCvoL iv ^a^vXcovi, Kapiripov re yiveadai Kal 

 i^opoiovaOai to?9 e'/cet. rov avrov Se rporrov Kal 

 et ri<i eripa TrpoadXXrjXov e%et Kapirov roirw' 

 Kpeurrcov yap ovra rrj<i ipyaaia<i Kal ri]<; Oepa- 

 ireia^. cqpelov 5' ort peracpepopsva ruKeiOev 

 aKapira rd he Kal oXa)<i d^Xacrrrj yiver ai. 



M.era^dXXei he Kal rfj rpocjifj Kal hid rrjv 



^ i.e. that they should improve from seed. 



^ Whereas wild trees are produced only from seed. 



^ i.e. improve a degenerate seedling. 



* hnkws : ? om. Sch. « cf. C.P.I. 9. 2. 



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