THEOPHRASTUS 



12 Oepaireiav. a>(7avT(o<i Be BrjXov on koI oaa 

 i^TjfiepovTai tmv w^ploiv rj aira'ypLOVTai, twv 

 rjfjLepcov ra fiev yap Oepaireia ra S' adepairevaia 

 fiera^aXker irXrjv et rt? \iyot fjbrjSe psra^oXrjv 

 dXX iTrl8o(Tiv et9 to ^iXriov elvai koI '^eipov ov 

 yap olov re rov kotivov iroieiv ekdav ov8e rrjv 

 a-^ciBa TToielv dinov ovSe rbv ipiveov avKi]v. o 

 yap enl rov Korivov (paal crv/M^alveiv, axxr eav 

 TrepiKOTreU rrjv daXiav oXco<i /j,eTa(j)VT€vOfj (pepeiv 

 (f)avXia<;, fieTaKivr]aL<f ti<; yiverai ov /jbeyuXrj. 

 ravra fiev ovv 67roTepco<; Bet Xa^elv ovOev av 

 Bia(f>epoi. 



III. (^aal 8' ovv avTO/JLarijv rtva yiveadai tmv 

 rotovrcov fiera^oXtjv , ore fiev tcov Kapiroiv ore Be 

 Kal oX&)9 avTMV twv BevBpcov, a kuI a-rjfjLela vofii- 

 ^ovcTLV at /jbdvTei<i' olov poav o^eiav yXvKelav 

 e^eveyKelv Kal yXvKeiav o^etav Kal irdXtv aTrXw? 

 avrd TO, BevBpa fieTa^dXXecv, uxxre i^ 6^eLa<; 

 yXvKelav yiveadat Kal e'/c yXvKeia<i o^elav 'x^eipov 

 Be TO ei9 yXvKelav pbera^dXXetv. Kal e^ epiveov 

 (TVKrjv Kal €K avKrj^ epiveov ')(elpov Be to e'/c 

 crvKr)<i. Kal e^ eXda<; kotivov Kal eK kotivov 

 eXdav rjKicrTa Be tovto. irdXiv Be avKrjv eK 



^ TrepiKoirels conj. W. ; irepiaKoirreis \] ; irepj/cc^TrTTjs Aid. 



* (pavKlas conj. Salm. ; (paiXovi U ; 6a\os Aid. cf. Plin. 

 16. 244. These olives produced little oil, but were valued 

 for perfumery : see C.P. 6. 8. 3 and 5 ; de odor., 15. 



3 oh add. Salm.; om. MSS. (?) Ald.H. 



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