THEOPHRASTUS 



fieroTr(i)pov fiera T-qv <f>vWol3o\tav €vdv<i Xnrapd 

 Tt9 Kal warrep i7ro)Sr]Kvia, Kadairepavel /xeWovaa 

 ^Xaardvetv, Kal Siafiiveo tov 'x^ec/xcova /J'i'xpi' tov 

 rjpo'i. rj Be 'HpaKXecoTiKt) fxerd rrjv aTTo^oXrjV rov 

 KapTTOv (f)vei TO ^orpvoihe'^ rfK-iKov (JKoykrj^ evpbe- 

 <y€0r]<;, ef evo<; ixicrxov irXelo) Bt], a KoKoval Tive'i 

 lovXov^. TovTwv e/caarov eK puKpwv av'^KSirai 

 pLOpLMV (f)o\iBa)T(ov TTJ TCb^eL, KaOdiTep 01 (TTpo^iKoc 

 Trj<i 7r€VKT]<;, ooare fi7] dvopuoiav elvai rrjV 6^\nv 

 crrpo^iXu) ve(p koI 'xXcopw "nXrjv irpopLriKecnepov 

 Kol ax^^ov IcroTrax^'i BioXov. tovto Be av^erai 

 TOV ;^6t/i&>z^a' {koX djxa T<p rjpi X'^'^'^^^ '^^ (f)oXi- 

 BcoTo, Kol ^av6a yiveTat), /cat to /nrjKO'i Xafi^dvei 

 Kal TpiBdKTvXov OTav Be tov r)po^ to <f)vX\ov 

 ^XaaTdvrj, rauT' dTroiriTrTei Kal to, tov Kapvov 

 KaXvKooBr] irepLKapina fyiveTai av/xf^efjiVKOTa KaTO, 

 TOV fXLcrxov, TOcravTa oaa Kal r)v to, avOt]' tovtwv 

 V ev cKdaTM Kdpvov ev. irepl Be Trj<i <f)iXvpa<i 

 iTTiaKeiTTeov, Kal et tl dXXo Kaxpvo(fi6pov. 



VI. "EcTTt Be Kal to, puev evav^fj to, Be Bvaav^rf. 

 evav^rj p,ev Td re irdpvBpa, olov ivTeXea 7rXdTavo<; 

 XevKTj atyecpoii hia' Kai tol irepl TavTr)<i d/ji<f)ia- 

 firjTovai Tive<i ft)9 Bvaav^ov<i' Kal tcov Kapiroi^opwv 

 Be eXdTr) irevKT] Bpv<;. evav^ecTTaTov Be . . . /itXo9 



^ evOiis \iirapa conj. Sch. ; t<s add. W. ; ev6vs ai trapa rrjs \J. 

 ^ (pvfi conj. W.; (pverai Aid. ^ i.e. catkins, cf. 3. 3. 8. 



* TtKilu 5^ conj. Sch.; wjcoSt; UMVAld.; -nXelova U ?. 

 » cf. 3. 10. 4. 



" a-v/LLimenvKOTa Kara, rov fj..: G evidently had a different 

 text ; ? <rvfine(t>vK6Ta W. 



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