THEOPHRASTUS 



Kol fivppivov^i Kal 8d(f)va<i 7rvKva<i KcXevovcri, firj 

 irXeov hie(rTO)a-a<i rj ivvea TroSa^, firj\ea<i Be fiiKprp 

 /la/cpoTepov, airiov^ he Kal 6'y)(ya<i ert, fxaWov, 

 afivy8a\d<} Be Kal crvKca ttoXXw irXeov, o)(TavT(o<i 

 Be Kal rrjv eXdav. TTOielaOai Be Kal 7rpo<i top 

 TOTTov rd<i d7roard(7€i<i' ev yap Tot<; 6peivol<i eXdr- 

 TOi'9 rj ev T0t9 'jreBeivoc'i. 



Meyiarov Be a)9 elirelv to ttjv irpocr^opov 

 eKd(TT(p 'X^copav aTroBtBovaf rore yap evdevel 

 fidXicTTa. 0)9 5' a7rXft)9 elirelv eXda fxev Kal auKfj 

 Kal dyu-TreXo) rrjv ireBeivqv cf)aaiv olKeiordTrjv elvai, 

 Tot9 Be aKpoBpvoi^ Ta9 vTTwpeia'i. XPV ^^ '^'^^ ^^ 

 avToc<i T0t9 Ofioyevecn /xrj dyvoelv Td<i olKeia<;. ev 

 TrXetcTTr] Be ft)9 ecTrelv Biacjjopd rd tmv dfjLTreXoov 

 eariv oaa ydp ecm yr)<i elBrf, roaavrd Tive<i (f)acn 

 Kal dp.iriXcov elvai. cfivrevo/xeva fiev ovv Kara 

 ^vaiv dyadd yiveadat irapd (pvcriv Be aKapira. 

 ravra fxev ovv ocxxTrep Kotvd irdvrwv. 



VI. Tcoy Be (poivLKMv cBto<; r] (jivreta irapd 

 raXXa Kal rj jierd ravTa Oepaireia. (pvrevovai, 

 ydp TrXeiovi 6t9 ravrb rt6evT€<i Bvo KaTW Kal Bvo 

 dvco6ev eTTiBovvTe^, irpavel'i Be irdvra^. rrjv ydp 

 €K(f)vaiv ovK e/c tcov vtttlwv Kal kolXcov iroietrai, 

 KaOdirep tiv€<; (j>a(Tiv, dXX^ eK rSiv dvco, Bi o Kal 

 ev Ty eTTi^ev^ei tmv einriOep.e.vwv ov Bel irepiKa- 

 Xvirreiv rd<i dp')(^d<; 06 ev r) eK(^vcn^' cftavepal 6' 



1 iKday conj. Bod. (c/. Plin. 17. 88) ; {>oihv UAkl.H. 

 * iXoLTTOVt conj. Sell.; fKarrov Aid. 

 ^ i.e. apples pears plums, etc. 



