THEOPHRASTUS 



AiaKaBaipea-Oat 8e iravra ^rjTer ySeXxto) yap 

 roiv avcov acpaipov/jbevwv &a7rep oKkorpiwv, a kuI 

 TO-? av^rj(TeL<i Kol ra? Tpo(fia<i efMiroBi^ei. Si' o 

 Kul . . . orav 77 <yepdv8pvov 6\co<i kotttovctiv' rj <yap 

 ^Xda-TTja-i^ vea ylveraL rov SevSpov. 'n\ei(nrj<i he 

 SiaKaOdpaecof; (prjaiv ^ AvSporicov heladai fivpptvov 

 KOL ekdav oaa yap av ekdrra) KaTa\L7rr]<i, afxeivov 

 ^aaTtjcrei, Koi rov Kapirov olaei irXeiw irXrjv 

 dfjLTreXov BrjXov orr ravrr) yap dvayKaiorepov 

 Kal irpo^ ^Xdcrrrjcnv Kal tt/jo? evKapiriav. dirXw'i 

 he Kal TavTr}v Kal rrjv dXXrjv Oepaiveiav nrpo'i ttjv 

 IBiav (pvaiv eKdarqy irocrjreov. 



Aeccrdai Be (^rjcnv ^AvBporicov Kal Koirpov 

 Spi/xvTdTTjf; Kal 7rXeiaTr]<i vBpeia<;, Mcnrep Kal jrj<; 

 StaKaddpaecof;, iXdav Kal fivppivov Kal poav ov 

 yap ex^iv ixrjTpav ov8e voarjfia Kara 7^9 ovSev 

 cOOC eTreiSdv nraXaiov fj to SevSpov, aTTorepiveiv 

 Belv rov<i dKpeix6va<; eirena to <TTeXep^09 depa- 

 Treveiv Qyanepav e^ dp'>(i]<; (pvrevdev ovt(o 8e 

 (pacTL TroXvx^povLOiTepa Kal la-xypoTara fivppivov 

 elvai Kal eXdav. Tavra fxev ovv eiricTKet^aiT 



dv Tt9, Gb Kal fMT] rrravra dXXd irepi ye Trj<i 

 fMrjTpa<i. 



'H he Koirpo'i ovre irdaiv 6fiOL(i)<i ov6^ r] avTt] 

 irda-LV dpfjbOTTet' rd fxev yap 8pi/x€ia<i 8etrat rd 

 S' rJTTOV rd 8e izavreXw'i Kov(f)i]<i. Bpi/jLvrdrr] Be 

 rj rov dvOpMTTOV Kaddirep Kal ^aproBpa'i 

 dpl(TT'}]v fiev ravrrjv elvai (prjcri, Bevrepav Be rrjv 

 veiav, Tpirrjv Be aly6<i, rcTdpTijv Be irpo^dTov, 



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Plin. 17. 248. 2 Name of tree missing. Sch. 



c/. C.P. 3. 10. 4. * TdiTri conj. W.; Tairns Aid. 



