THEOPHRASTUS 



opei Tre(f)VKv7av ^vytav KoXovcnv, iv he rro nrehiw 

 yXetvop. oi S' dWco'i Siaipovai Kal erepov iroi- 

 ovcTiv elSo^ acpevSdfivov koX ^vylw;. 



"Airavra Be oaa Koivd rcov opcov kol twv 

 irehiwv, fiei^co fiev Koi KoKktw rfj byfrei ra ev rot<i 

 7re§tot9 <yiV6Tai, KpetTTco Be ry %/oeta rfj re rcov 

 ^vkcov Kol Ttj Twv KapTTMv TO, opeivd' irXrjv 

 d')(^pdBo'i Kal diriov koI p^rfKea^' avrat 8' iv Tol<i 

 irehiot^ Kpe'nrovi ov p,6vov rot<; Kapirol^ oKka koI 

 T0i9 ^liKois' iv yap rol<; opeai piKpal Kal o^coSet? 

 Kal aKavdcoZei^ yivovrai' irdvra he Kal iv roL<; 

 opeaiv, orav iiTiXd^covTat roiv oiKeloyp tottcov, Kal 

 KaWloi (jyverat Kal evdevel p^aXkov co? he d'n\oi<i 

 elirelv rd iv toI<; opdXeai rcov opoiv Kal p^dXia-ra, 

 rcov he dWwv rd iv T0t9 Kdrco Kal KOi\oL<;' rd K 

 iirl rcov aKpcov %et/3fo-Ta, •yrXrjv et ri rfj (f)vaei 

 (f)i\6ylrvxpov e%ei he Kal ravr av riva hia(f)opdv 

 iv rot? dvop^oioa rcov ronrcov, vrrep wv varepov 

 XeKreov vvv he hiatpereov eKaarov Kara rd<; hia- 

 (f)opd<; rd<i elpr]p,eva<i. 



'AeLcjjvWa p,ev ovv iart rwv dypioyv d Kal 

 rrporepov iXex^V' i^a.rr} rrevKT] tt/tu? dypia iTV^o'i 

 dvhpdx^V /itA.09 dpKevOo'i repptvdo<i ^iXvkt} 

 d(f}dpKrj hdcpvr) (f)€X\.6hpv<i KrjXaarpov o^vuKavOo^ 

 7rpivo<; puvpiKiy rd he dWa irdvra (f)vWo^o\el' 

 7r\r]v et n irepirrov iviaxov, KuOdirep iXexOrj irepl 

 rrj<i iv rfi Kpijrr) rrXardvov Kal hpvo^ Kal et irov 

 roTTO^; Ti? oX,<09 evrpo<^o^. 



1 8' SWcos conj. Sch. from G ; 8' av Aid. "^ Plin. HJ._77. 

 ^ i.e. are not always of the poorest quality, ravr av riva 

 conj.W.; ravTa avraiv Ald.H. * 1. 9. 3. 



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