THEOPHRASTUS 



dW7]Xov<i- TO Be ^vKov to fiev Trjs Kpaveia<i 

 UKaphiov zeal (TTspeov oXov, ofioiov KepaTi ttjv 

 TTVKVOTrjTa Kol Ti-jV l(Txvv, TO Be tt}? 6ii\vKpaveia<i 

 ivTepicovrjv e^ov koI [xakaKcoTepov koX Kotkatvo- 

 jievov Bl o Koi a')(^pelov eh ra (iKovTia. to S' 

 v\fro<; Tov appevo^ 8(oSeKa fxdXiaTa in^-^eoiv, rfXiKr) 

 Tcou aapiacTMV i) /jie jiCTTr]- to yap okov aTe\e')(o<i 

 vyjro'; ov/c ta-x^ei. ^aal 8' ol p.ev ev T^"l8r) tt) TpeodSi 

 TO /xev appev UKapirov elvac to Be drfky KapTrtfiov. 

 TTVprfva S' KapiTO'i e%et TrapaTrXyaiop e\da, Kol 

 eaOioixevo^ y\vKV<} koI evmBr]^' avOa Be b/xoiov 

 TO) Trjf; e\da<i, koI aTravdei Be xal KapTrocfiopel 

 TOV avTov TpOTTov T(p e^ evb^i pbia-'X^ov TrXelovi 

 €')(eiv, (T)(eBov Be koI Tot<? XP^^^^^ 'jrapaTrXijcriQx;. 

 ol S' ev MuKeBovia KapTrocpopelv /mev dp,(j>co (f)aalv 

 TOV Be Trjf; d7fKeia<i d^pcoTov elvar Ta<? pt^a? 8' 

 6/xoi,a<i ex^i Tah dyvoi<; iaxupo-^ '(Oil dvoiXed pov<?. 

 jLveTat Be koI irepl to, e(f)vBpa koI ovk ev Tol<i 

 ^7]poi<i fJbQvov (j)V6Tai Be /cat o-tto cnrepfJiaTo^ koX 

 diTO irapaaTrdBo'i. 



K.eBpov Be ol fiev (pacriv elvau BlttiJv, ttjv jiev 

 AvKtav TTjv Be ^ocviKijv, ol Be fiovoeiBrj, KaOdirep 

 ol ev Trj "iBr). TTapofMoiov Be ttj dpKevOw, Bia^epei 

 Be fji,dXi(TTa TU) <f)vXXq)' to puev yap tt)^ KeBpov 

 (TKXrjpbv Kal o^v koI aKavdoyBe^;, to Be t?}? dpKevdov 

 fiaXaKcoTepov BoKel Be kuI vxjrrjXocfyvea-Tepov elvai 

 rj dpKevdo^' ov /xtjv dXX^ evLoi ye ov Siaipovat 



^ The Idaeans are evidently responsible for this statement. 

 T. himself (3. 4. 3) says the fruit is inedible. 



^ But (1. 11. 4) only certain varieties of the olive are said 

 to have this character : the next statement seems also incon- 

 sistent with 3. 4. 3. Perhaps T. is still reproducing his 

 Idaean authority. 



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