THEOPHRASTUS 



la-'X^upoTepov, eav fiera rrjv ireiravcnv tmv Kapirwv 



T/jbTjOfj. 



Tavra fiev ovv i8ia tmv Trpoetprj/xevcov hevhpwv. 

 at he ^\aaT7](Tei<i a'l irrl }^vv\ kuI ^ApKrovpo) yivo- 

 fievai p,€Ta rrjv eaptvrjv a'^eSbv Kotval ttclvtcov 

 evhrfkoL he fjuaXkov ev roi<i rj/xepot,^ kuI tovtcov 

 fiakLara crvKfi koX dfiireXcp kol poia koI oXco^ oaa 

 evTpa(f)7] KoX OTTOV %<»/oa rotavrr]' ht o koI ttjv 

 eV ^ApKTOvpq) irXeiaT'qv ^aal 'yiveadai nrepl Ser- 

 ToXiav KOL yiaKehoviav afia yap av/j,j3acvei kuI 

 TO fxeroTTcopov koXov <ytveadai koI puaKpov, Mare 

 Kol TTjv jjLoXaKOTrjTa crvfi^dWecrdai rod depo<i. 

 iirel Kol ev AIjuttto) hid rovB' oo'i euTrelv alel 

 ^Xaardvei rd hevhpa, rj /cal fiiKpov Tiva htaXetTrei. 

 'X^povov. 



^AXXd rd p,ev irepl xa? i7rL/3XaaTi]aei<;, wairep 

 etpTjrai, Koivd, rd he Trepl ra? hiaXeLyfrei<; diro t?}*? 

 TrpcoTrj'i ihia tmv Xe'X^Oevrcov. thiov S' ivLoi<i 

 v'irdp')(eL Kol to tt)? KaXovfjLevrjf; Ka'^pvo';, olov 

 Tol<; [re] Trpoeiprjfievoi'i' e^ei jdp /cal eXaTrj koL 

 TTevKT) Koi hpv<i, Kol GTC (ptXvpa KoX Kapva koX 

 hio(7^dXavo<i koi ttItv^. avTUi he jlvoptui hpvi 

 fiev irpo Tr]<i ^XaaTijaeco'i v'iro(^aLvovcrri<; Tfj<i 

 r}pivri<i Mpa<;. earc S' wairepel KV7]at<i (pvXXiKrj 

 jxeTa^i) irlirTOvaa t7J<; e^ dp')(fj<i eTTOihrjaew'i koI 

 Trjf (})vXXiKr}<; /3XacrT?^crect)9' Trj 5' ot; ecrrt tov 



^ SevSpwv conj. R. Const.; Kapir&v Ald.H. 

 2 cJ.G.P. 1. 10. 6; 1. 12. 4; 1. 13. 3; 1. 13. 5; 1. 13. 10; Plin. 

 16. 98. 8 c/. C.P. 1. 14. 11. * cf. 5. 1. 4; Plin. 16. 30. 



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