THEOPHRASTUS 



repov Koi ovXojcpov rj Se raireivorepa koX tjttov 

 evav^T}'? Koi rpax^'Tepa koI a-KXrjporepa koX ^av- 

 Oorepa. ra 8e (f)vX\a tm fxev cr%7;yu-aTi Sa^voetSr}, 

 TrXaTu^vWov Bdcpv)]';, eh o^vrepov Be avvrjyfjbeva, 

 yapayfiov Be tiv eyovja kvkXm kol eTraKavoi- 

 ^ovra' TO Be oXov, oirep etiroi Tt,<; av (f)vXXov rw 

 cifia cf)vXXoppoetv, a<i) evo<; fiia^ov koI irepi 

 fiiav olov Iva Kara yovv koI av^vycav ra (fivXXa 

 KaO^ eKaarov 7re(f>VK€, av)(y5iv Bie-)(ovaS)V tcov 

 (TV^vyiMV, 6fioiO}<; Kal eirl Tr}<; ol'r;?. ecTTC Be to>v 

 ixev ^paxea to, yovara Kal at av^vyiat to ttX^^o? 

 iXdrrovi, tcov Be t?}9 XevKi]<i Kal fxaKpa Kal 

 irXeiovi' Kal to, KaO^ eKaarov (f)vXXa jxaKpoTepa 

 Kal crrevoTepa, ttjv Be xpoai^ TrpaaooBTj. (f)Xoiov 

 Be Xelov e%ef, Kairvpbv Be Kal XeiTTOV Kal rfj 

 XPo'^ 'JTvppov. TTVKvoppi^ov Be Kol ira'Xvppii^ov 

 Kal fxerecopov. Kapirov Be ol fiev irepl Trjv "IBrjv 

 ovx VTTeXd/ii^avov ex^iv ovS" dv6o<;- ex^i' S' ev 

 Xo^M XeiTTO) Kapirov Kapvrjpov co? tmv d/xvyBa- 

 Xmv viTOTTLKpov TTj ryevaei. ^epei Be Kal ere/j' 

 aTTa olov ^pva, Kaddirep rj Bdj>vr), TrXrjv aTi(f)p6- 

 Tepa' Kal cKaarov KaO' avTo ac}iaipoeiBe<i, oiairep 

 TO, TOiV irXaTdvoiV tovtcov Be to, /mev Trepl rov 

 Kapirov, TO, S' dirr)pT7]ixeva ttoXv, Kal to. irXelaTa 

 ovro). ^veTai Be rj fiev Xeia Trepl to, ^advdyKt} 

 /xdXiaTa Kal e<pvBpa, rj Be rpa^eta Kal Trepl Ta ^rjpd 

 Kal TreTpatBrj. evtoc Be KaXovac Trjv fiev /leXtav 



^ ov\6rfpov : avov\6Tepov W. from Sch.'s conj.; &vovKos 

 does not occur elsewhere, and T. uses fiav6s as the opposite 

 of oZ\<)s. 



2 i.e. instead of considering the leaflet as the unit. For 

 the description c/. 3. 12, 5 ; 3. 15. 4. 



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