THEOPHRASTUS 



T?;!/ Be ^ov/jueXiov, wairep ol irepi MaKcSovlav. 

 5 jxel^ov Ze KoX fiavorepov rj ^ovfieXLo^, St' o koI 

 rjTTov ovXov. (fjvaet Be to [xev ireBecvov koI Tpa-yy, 

 TO B opeivov KoX \elov' eari Be rj fiev ev Tot9 

 opecTL (pvofievr] euxpov; koI \eia koX arepea koI 

 yXta'^pa, rj S' ev rco TreSteo d')(^pov<; koI jxavrj kol 

 rpa^eia. (to S' oXov d><; elrrelv to, BevBpa oaa 

 KaX ev Tft> TTeBlw koX ev tw opet ^veTUi, to, /xev 

 opeiva ev'X^pod re Koi aTepea koI \ela yCvcTai, 

 KaOdirep o^inj TrreXea to, aWa' to, Be ireBetva 

 jxavoTepa kuI dxpovaTepa Kal X^^P^> "^^V^ dnriov 

 Kol /j,r]\ea^ Kal d'XpdBo';, ct)? ol Trepl top "OXvfiTrov 

 <f)aar tuvtu 8' ev tw ireBup KpeLTTO) Kal t& 

 KapTTM Kal Tot9 ^vXoL<i' ev /xev yap tm opet 

 T/?a%et9 Kol dKav6(oBei<; Kal 6^(oBeL<; elalv, ev Be tm 

 ireBiO) XeioTepoi Kal /u,eL^ov<i Kal top Kapirov e')(^ov(TL 

 yXvKVTepov Kal crapKcoBecrTepov' fieyeOet Be alel 

 fxel^co TO, ireBeivd.) 



XII. Kpavei,a<i Be to /xev appev to Be OrjXv, 

 fjv Brj Kal OrjXvKpavelav Ka\ovcriv. e'X^ovcn Be 

 (f}vWov fiev djxvyBdXy o/xoiov, irXrjv XiiraBeaTepov 

 Kav ira'XyTepov, (pXoiov 8' IvcoBrj XeiTTOv to Be 

 (TTeXe'X^O'; ov iray^v Xiav, dXXa wapacpvei pd^Bovq 

 Mo-jrep dyvo<i' eXdTTOv; Be ?; drfXvKpaveia Kal 

 OafxvcoBeaTepov icrTiv. Tov<i Be o^ov<i 6fioi(o^ 

 exovaiv afjb^co Ty dyvw Kal kuto, Bvo Kal KaT 



^ cf. Plin., I.e., and Index. 



^ fjif^Cov 5e Kal fxavSrepov conj. W. from G ; fi. 8e Kal /.LavSrepa 

 MVU (? /.lavSripov) ; fxeiCwv df Kal fjLaKpoTfpa Ald.H. 



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