THEOPHRASTUS 



TTjV eXdrr/v orav fxev yap ri<i Tov<i 6^ov<i a7ravTa<; 

 aipeXoiv aTTOKoyJrjj to aKpov, airodprjo-Kei ra^ew?' 

 orav Be ra Karcorepco ra Kara ro Xeiov a<^e\r], 



^fl TO KaToXoLTTOV, TTCpl O St) Kol 7] dfx(f)av^i,<i 



<f)veTai. ^fi he SrjXov on t& ey^iiXov elvai koX 

 XKwpov, etirep airapd^XaaTov. dXXd yap tovto 

 fiev thiov Tf]<i iXdrrjf;. 



3 ^epei 8e rd /jcev dXXa tov re Kapirov rov 

 eavTOJV Kal rd Kar eviavrov einyivoixeva Tavra, 

 (pvXXov dvOo<i ^Xaa-Tov rd Se Kal jSpvov rj eXiKa- 

 rd Se irXelw, KaOdirep rj re irreXea rov re /36rpvv 

 Kai ro 0vXaK(t)Be^ rovro, Kal crvKrj Kal rd epivd 

 ra TrpoaTroTTLTrrovra Kal e'i rive'i dpa r&v ctvkmv 

 oXvvOocfiopovcrcv' iaQ)<; 8e rpoirov rtvd KapiTO'i 

 ovro'i. rlxV 77 'HpaKXecoriKr) Kapva rov tovXov 

 Kai, 7] rrplvo'i rov (^oivlkovv kokkov r] he hdtpvri 

 ro ^orpvov. (pepei jxev Kal rj Kap7ro(f)6po<;, el pur) 

 Kat Trdaa dXXd roi yevo<i ri avrri>i, ov p^rjv dXXd 

 rrXeov ;; aKapirof, fjv hrj Kal dppevd Ttve<i KaXov- 

 <Tiv. aXX 7) rrevKT] rov rrpoairoiTiTrrovra kvt- 

 rapov. 



4 TlXelara Be rravruiv rj Spv<i Trapd rov Kapirov, 

 olov rriv re KrjKiBa rr)V fiiKpdv Kal rrjv erepav 



^ i.e. and so does not, like other trees under like treat- 

 ment, put its strength into these, cf. C.P. 5. 17. 4. 



2 kavTwv conj. Sch. from G ; ahrhv Aid. 



« The leaf-gall, cf. 2. 8. 3; 3. 14. I. For tovto cf. 3. 18. 11 ; 

 4. 7. 1. ■• Lat. r/ms-.st. cf. C.P. 5. 1. 8. 



^ Tiva Kupwhs conj. Sch.; tivu &Kapiros UAld. 



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