THEOPHRASTUS 



laXvpoTara ra ipiva jlverai. (paal Be ipbvd^eiv 

 KoX TO TToXiov, oirorav avTa> KapTro<i y 7ro\v<i, koI 

 Tov<i T7;9 TrreXea? KWpvKOVi' iyyiveTai yap koX iv 

 TOVTOi<i drjplhC arra. Kvlire'i otuv iv rat? crvKai<i 

 yivayvrai KareaOiovai Tov<i 'yjrrjva'i. clko^ he tovtov 

 (paa-lv elvai tov<; KapKivovi irpoaTrepovav irpo^; 

 yap tovtov; Tpeireadai tov<; Kvlira^i. aXXa 



yap Srj Tai<i fxev avKal<i avTui ^c^Oeiai. 



Tot? Se (fjOLVi^iv at airo twv appevwv •npo<i tou? 

 6i]\ei<;' ovToi yap elcrcv ol iTTtfieveiv 7roiovvTe<i 

 /cat €KTreTT€iv, o KaXovai tiv€<; ex tt}? ofjboioTrjTO^ 

 oXvvOd^eiv. yiveTat he TovSe tov Tpoirov. otuv 

 dvdfi to appev, aTroTefxvovai ttjv (nrdOrjv e^' 

 ^<; TO avOo<; €vdv<; axnrep e%et, tov re %f ow Kal 

 TO dv6o<i Kal TOV KOVLopTov KaTacreiov(Tt, KaTa 

 tov KapiTov Trj<i dr]XeLa<i' kuv tovto Trddrj, hiaTTjpeZ 

 Kal ovK aTTO^dWei. (paivcTat 8' df^cj^oiv diro tov 

 appevo<i TOi? OrfKeai ^oijOeia yivea-Oar Orjkv yap 

 KaXovat TO Kapirof^opov dX)C r) fxev olov fu^i<i' 

 rj Be KaT aWov Tpoirov. 



1 &-K6r Uv . . . iroXvs couj. W. from G, cum copiose fructi- 

 ^cat ; iirorav alyiirvpos ^ ttoXvs MSS. U adds koI before 

 SirSrav. 



^ KcopvKovs I conj. In 3. 14. 1. the elm is said to bear 

 KtepvKiSes which contain gnat-like creatures ; these growths 

 are called Kwftvfi<fi^ri riva KolKa 3. 15. 4 ; and in 3. 7. 3. the 



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