THEOPHRASTUS 



TTonja-d/xepa rrjv tov Trpcorov /SXacTTOv Kopvvijv, 

 (oairep koX rj Trpcorr] ^Xdarrjai'i e%6i. yiverai Be 

 Tovro irepl tov Xfctppo(f)opc(bva Xijyovra. 



2 Kara Se ravrrjv rrjv ^XdaTrjcriv koI rj K^]Kl<i 

 (jiverai- irdaa, kul i) XevKrj koL t] fJueXaiva' ^verai 

 Se ft)9 eVt TO TToXv vvKro<i ddpoo^- i(f rjfxepav 8e 

 fxtav av^7}9et(ra, Tr\rjv rr)<i TnTToetSov^;, idv viro 

 TOV Kavfi.aTO<i \rj^6fj ^rjpatveTai, Kol dvav^r]<; eVl 

 TO jjiei^ov, ijiveTO yap av p,ei^(ov tw p,eyedei. 

 hioirep Tive^ avTMV ov fiei^ov e'x^ovai Kvd/j,ov to 

 pAyeOo^. 7] h\ fxekaiva kol iirl TrXetou? rjfiepa^ 

 €yx^(i>po<i i(TTi, Kol av^dvovTUL KoX Xa/x/Sdvovaiv 

 evLai fJue<ye6o<i /xrjXov. 



AtaXeiTTOVTa Se fxeTO, tovto Trepl irevTeKaiheKa 

 r]/jbepa<i trdXiv to TpiTov i7ri/3dXX€TaL ^XaaTovi 

 'EKaTO/ui^aiMVO^;, eX,a;^to-Ta9 rjfiepwi TOiv irpoTe- 

 pov i(T(o<i yap €^ rj evTTa to irXelcTTOV' rj Be 

 ^XdcrTr)ai<; ofiola Kal tov avTOv Tpoirov. irapeX- 

 dov<T(ov he TOVTwv ovKeTi eh fir}K0<i dXX^ el<; 

 7rd^o<; r] av^r}cn<i TperreTaL. 



3 Hacn fiev ovv T0i9 Bevhpoi<i at ^XaaTrjaei'^ 

 ^avepai, fidXiaTa he Tfj eXdTrj Kal t]] TrevKrj hia 

 TO cyT0i')(elv tcl ydvaTa Kal e^ taov tov<; o^ov<; 

 e;^etf. wpa he Kal tt/jo? to TefivecrOai to, ^vXa 

 TOTS hid TO Xorrav iv yap Tot<; dXXoi<i Kaipoi^ 

 ovK ev7repcaLpeT0<i 6 (}iXoi6<i, dXXd Kal irepiaipe- 

 devTO<i fxeXav to ^uXov yiveTat Kal Trj 6-\^et, x^ipov 

 eVet Kal 7rpo9 ye ttjv xP^'^^^ ovhev, dXXd Kal 



1 About June. 



2 c/. 3. 7. 4 ; 3. 8. 6 ; Plin. 16. 27. 



^ ^yX^'^P"^ conj. Coraes ; e(jx>^t^pos Aid. 

 ♦ 5*c(^e/Toi'T« conj. St.; SiaAeiJrovo-oi Ald.H. 



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