THEOPHRASTUS 



(Tihripovv orav rerpdvcoa-iv aWov dvT€fi^dWovai 

 Bpvivov Kal rfj yfj KpvTTTOvcriv o koI KaXovcri 

 rive<; KoXd^eiv ct)9 ii^pi^ov ro SevBpov. 



TavTov Se rovTo Kal eVt r^? diriov koI eV 

 d\\(ov Tivh TTOLovaLV. iv ^ApKaBia Be koL 

 €v6vv€iv KaXovai ttjv oav ttoXv yap to BevBpov 

 TovTO irap avTot<i eari. Kai ^aaiv, orav rrdOr] 

 TovTo, TO.? p,ev pJq <pepovaa<i (pipeiv xa? Be /jlt) 

 irerTOVcra'i eKTreTjeiv Ka\a)<;. dfjbvyBaXrjv Be Kal 

 eK TTLKpoLf; yiyveaOai yKvKelav, edv ti<; 7repiopv^a<; 

 TO crTe\e;^09 Kal TiTpdva<; 6a ov re TraXacaTialov 

 TO iravra'^odev diroppeov BdKpvov eirl ravTo ea 

 Karappelv. tovto p,ev ovv av eh] Trpo? re to (f)epeiv 

 dfMa Kal 7r/909 to evKapirelv. 



VIII. W.TTO^dWeL Be irpo rov Triylrai rov Kap- 

 TTOV dfivyBaXrj p,rfKea poa diriof; Kal fidXtcrra Br) 

 irdvTwv crvKT] Kal ^olvi^, 7rp6<; a Kal Td<i ^0T}6eLa<; 

 ^rjTOvar oOev Kal 6 epi,vaap,6<i' eK yap rS)V 

 eKel Kpefj,avvvfx,evcov epivwv yjrijve'i eKBvofievoi Kare- 

 adiovcn Kal inaivovcri, rd<; Kopv(f)d'i. Bia<f)epova-t 

 Be Kal at 'xoipai mrpb<i Ta9 d'KojSoK.d'i' irepl yap 

 ^IraXiav ov (jtaatv diro^dWeiv, Bi o ovS" ipi- 



^ The operation being performed at the base of the tree, 

 c/. §7. ^ iKirtTreiv conj. R. Const.; elan (Tretv VMAld. 



3 Plin. 17. 252. 



* rh iravraxoOev conj. W. ; itavTaxoOev rh MSS.; so ap- 

 parently G. c/. G.P. 2. 14. 4. 



" ire'»|/OJ conj. Sch.; ^ri^^^^lxl. Aid. 



" iKel Kfiffiavi'vfj.evoiP ipivwv I conj. ; iKft Kpe^avvvfiivoiv Aid. : 

 iiriKpe/j.aiJ.ei/aii' ipivuv conj. W. : but the present partic. is used 

 G.P. 2. 9. 5. 



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