THEOPHRASTUS 



\afj,^dv€ii', KaOdirep Trj<i iXda<i, cf')(iaavrd re to 

 ^v\ov Kdrcodev koI XlOov ifi^aXovra (fyvreveiv 

 ofioiw'i he KoX TT]^ e\da<i koX avKrjf; koX twv dX- 

 Xcov. (f>VTev6Tat Se r] av/ci] koL edv ti<{ KpdBrjv 

 Trax^lav d'no^vva'i a^vpa trairi, d)(pi ov dp 

 CLTroXiTTr] fMiKpbv VTrep Tfj<i lyrj'i, eW avTrjf d/jb/jLOV 

 ^aXcbv dvwdev eTrf^cocrrj- koI lytvecrBai 8ij (^aai 

 Kol KaXXioo ravra rd (pvrd, fiixp^ ov dv ■§ 

 via, 



5 TiapairXTjaia kuI tcov dfiTreXayv, orav diro 

 Tov TrarrdXov TrpooSoirocei yap 6 7rdTTaXo<i 

 €KeiV(p ru> KXrjfiari Sid rrjv dadeveiav cjiv- 

 revovacv ovrco /cat poav Kal dXXa rSiv BevSpcov. 

 7} avKrj Be, edv ev aKiXXr] ^vrevOfj, duTTOv rrapa- 

 ylverai Kal rjTTOv vtto (XKcoXrJKoov KareadUrai. 

 oX&)9 Be ndv ev ctkIXXt) <f)vrev6p,€V0V ev^Xaare<; 

 Kal ddrrov av^dverac. oaa Be eK tov (TTeXe')(ov^ 

 Kal BiaKOTTTOfieva (f}VTeveTai, /carco TperrovTa Tr]v 

 TOfMrjv Bel (f)VTeveiv, BiaKOTTTCiv Be fir] eXdTTCo 

 aTTtOafxiaLcov, wairep eXe')(6r], Kal tov (f>Xoi6v 

 Trpoaelvar ^veTai 8' eV tmv tocovtcov epvr]' ^Xa- 

 aTavovToov S' del Trpoa'Xjoovvveiv, d-^^pc ou dv yevrj- 

 Tai dpTLOV avTt] p,ev ovv t^s" eXda<i IBla Kal tov 

 fivppivov, at 5' dXXat KoivoTepai trdcnv. 



6 " AptaTOv Be Kal pi^coaaaOai Kal <^vTeta^ fidXi- 

 crra tt}? Tf^oucrJ?? rj (ruKrj. (f)VT€veiv Be p6a<i fiev 



^ T] before ttjs om. W. ^ re rh conj. W. ; r6 re MVP. 



3 Kal rris i\alas U ; iAdas MVP ; so W. 



* Plin. 17, 123. ' c/. C.P. 3. 12. 1. 



* c/. 7. 13. 4 ; C.P. 5. 6. 10 (where another bulb, ffxifos, is 

 mentioned as being put to the same use) ; Athen. 3. 13 ; 

 Plin. 17. 87. 



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