THEOPHRASTUS 



<f>V€Tai 8ia T-qv irokveihiav tmv tottcov e^ovat 

 <yap KoX Xifiv(t)8€i<i Koi ivvypovi Kal ^r}pov<i Koi 

 yecoSei^ Kal 7r€Tp(o8ei<i koI Tov<i ava fiiaov Xei- 

 fioiva<i /cat a')(ehov ocrai Biacjiopal t^9 7^9* en 8e 

 rot"? fi€v KOiXov<; Kal ev8i€Lvov<i rov<i 8k fierecopov; 

 Kal TrpoaTjvifjLovi- ware 8vva(r6ai, Travrola Kal to, 

 iv TOt<? Tre8ioi<i ^epeiv. 



Ov8ev 8' CLTOTTov ovS" el evia fir} ovro) Trd/iupopa 

 TMV npwv, aXX! I8i,uyrepa<i tcv6<; vXr]<; r) irdarjii r) -rrj^; 

 TrXelarrj'i, olov ev rrj Kpr]rr) ra ^I8ala' KV7rdpcTT0<i 

 yap eKel' Kal to, rrepl KikiKLav Kal 'Zvplav, ev 

 oU K€8po<;' evca'X^ov 8e t>}9 2u/5ta9 Tepfiivdo<;. al 

 yap 8ia<popal T?y9 %ft)/3a9 rrjv l8t6TrjTa iroLOvaiv. 

 aXV etpTjTac to l8i,ov 009 eirl irav. 



III. "I5ta 8e TO, T0id8e roiv opeivcov, a ev Tot9 

 '7r€8LOi<i ov (^verai, [iTepl rrjv Ma/ceSot'tat'] iXdrr] 

 irevKT] ttItv^ dypia cfilXvpa ^vyia (^77709 ttv^o^ 

 dv8pd^Xr] p,iXo<i dpKevOo<i repp,iv6o<i epiveo<i 

 (^iXvKr) d(f)dpKri Kapva 8ioa^dXavo<; "vrplvo^. rd 

 8e Kal iv Tot9 'iTe8loi'; /ivpiKrj irreXea XevKt) Irea 

 atyeipo<i Kpaveia OifXvKpaveia KXrjOpa 8pv<i XaKa- 

 pr] d'X^pd'; /xijXea oarpva Ki]Xaarpov ixe)da ira- 

 Xiovpo-i o^vaKavdo'i <<T^ev8a[u>o<;,> fjv ev p,€v tw 



^ iv . . . 'lSa7a conj. W. (after Sell., who conj. ra iv) ; tcl 

 iv K(A)Tri Tp 'l5ofa UAld. 



^ i.e. it is not meant that a tree which is ' special ' to 

 Mount Ida {e.g.) occurs only there. 



3 ntepi r))v Muk. ? a gloss ; irepi re rijv Ma«. MPgAld. ; re om. P. 



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