THEOPHRASTUS 



ivov 6/u,OLov Kol avaXo'yov elvai Tot9 irpoairo- 

 TTTMToi^ epivol<;. 01 he Trepl MaKeBovlav ouSe 

 Tavrd (f)aacv avdeiv dpKevdov o^vrjv apiav a(pev- 

 Ba/xvov. evioi Be ra'i apKevdov<i Bvo elvai, kuI rrjv 

 /Mev krepav avdeiv fiev a/capirov 8' elvai, ttjv Be 

 irepav ovk avOelv fiev Kapirov Be (pepecv ev0v<; 

 TTpocpaivofjLevov, wairep teal Ta<; crvKa<i to, eptva. 

 crvfi^atvet B' ovv cocrre eirl Bvo err] tov /capirov 

 e'xeiv fiovov rovro tmv BevBpcov. ravra fj.ev ovv 

 iTTicrKeTrreov. 



IV. 'H Be ^\d(TTr]cn<; tmv fiev dp,a ytverai, Kal 

 T(ov rjfiepcov, tmv Se puKpov eTTiXenrofievr), roiv B" 

 i]Br] irXeov, diravTayv Be Kard rrjv rjpLvrjv wpav. 

 dWd Twv Kapircov rj TrapaWayrj TrXelcov Marrep 

 Be Kal irporepov eiTro/xev, ov Kara ra? ^Xaarrjcrei'i 

 al 7re7rdva6i<i dWd ttoXv Bia(f)6'pov(Tcv eVet Kal 

 TMV o-^iKapiTOTepoiV, a Brj Tive<i (pacriv iviavro- 

 (jiopelv, olov dpKevdov Kal Trplvov, ofxca al jSXaa- 

 rrjaet<i rod rjpo<^. avrd 8' avrcov ra ofMoyevr} rw 

 irporepov Kal varepov Bia<^epet Kara tov<; roirovi' 

 Trpcora p.ev 'yap ^Xaardvei rd ev Tol<i eXeaiv, a)9 

 01 Trepl M^aKeBovlav Xeyovac, Bevrepa Be rd ev roi<i 

 7reStoi9, €(T')(^ara Be rd ev roi<; opeaiv. 



Avrcov Be roiV KaO^ eKacrra BevBpcov rd fiev 



^ i.e. the male flower, cf. Schol. on Ar. Vesp. 1111. 

 &e6<t>pa<nos Kvpiias \4yei KVTTapou r^v irpodvBrjaiv rrjs nirvos : 

 but no explanation of such a use of the word suggests itself. 

 c/. 3. 3. 8 ; 4. 8. 7. 



2 aplav conj. Sch., cf. 3. 4. 2; 3. 16. 3; 3. 17. 1 ; o^vvriv ayplav 

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