THEOPHRASTUS 



Bcov. <f)avepa)TaTa Be koX Kara ra? yevea-ei'i evia, 

 KoX /jbera^aXkei Bia irXeiovcov ^(ocov olov i/c 

 KafjLTrrj'i ytverai '^(^pvaaXXl'i elr' e'/c ravrr}^ '^^XV' 

 KoX eV dWcov S' earl tovto irKeiovoav, ovtev i<Tco<i 

 aroTTOv, ovS' ofioiov to ^rjrovfievov. aX,\' ixelvo 

 avfjL^aivei nrepl ra BevBpa koI oXft)9 iraaav ttjv 

 vXrjv, waTrep iXe^Or] koI irporepov, oiorre avTOfid- 

 T7}v fieTa^Xaardveiv p€Ta/3o\r]<i Tivo<i ryivo/ji,€vr)(; 

 ix TMV ovpaviwv TOiavrT}<;. to, p,ev ovv irepi 



TO-? yevecrei<i koX peTa/3oXa<; gk rovrcov decopi-jreov. 



V. 'EttcI he Kol at ep'^aaiai koX al Oepairelai 

 p^f^dXa avpu^aXXovrai, Kol en irporepov al 

 ipvreiaL koI iroiovai pe<yaXa<; 8ia(f)opd<i, Xexreov 

 fcal irepl tovtohv. 



Kat TTpMTOV irepl tmv cjivreicov. al fiev ovv 

 wpat irporepov eLprjvTat Kaff" a? Bel. to, Be ^vto. 

 Xap-^dveiv iceXevovaiv co? KuXXiara Kal i^ opotaf 

 yrj'i et? 7]v p,eXXei<i (jiVTevecv, fj x^ipovo'i' tov<; Be 

 <yvpov<i irpoopvTreiv a)9 irXelcTTOv 'x^povov /cat 

 ^advrepovi alel Kal roU eTrnroXaioppi^OTepofi. 



^ i.e. in the instance given the development of an insect 

 exhibits, not one, but a series of changes from one creature 

 to another. 



^ Whereas the metamorphoses mentioned above are inde- 

 pendent of climatic conditions. 



* 5€ conj. W.; re Aid. 



♦ KiWiffra conj. W., cf. C.P. 3. 24. 1 ; rdx'ffra MVAld.; 

 rh. X'^TO U. 



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