THEOPHRASTUS 



rrpocrd'ycov, wairep r/ SLuypacpr) rcov ^vWtov Kol 

 Xo7ri^6/xevo<i ovTO'i eKSiperai, eKelvo^ S" e7rtTO/i09 



2 ryiverat koX ov SvvaTat' p,epo<i 8' avrov ri top 

 avrov rpoTTOV acf^aipelrai Kara 7rd^o<i cr'X^i^op^vov 

 XeiTTov C09 av (pvWov, to Se Xoittov tt poa p,eveLv 

 re Svvarai koX aco^ec to hevhpov axravTW? irepi- 

 ire^vKo'i. TrepiaipovfMevov Be otuv Xotto, tov 

 (p^oiov avvcKpalvei /cat Tore ttjv vypoTrjTa' Koi 

 OTUV 6 e^co y^LTOiv Trepiaipedfj, fiovov 6 V7ro\tTTr)<i 

 iirifieXaiveTai coairep pbv^oohei vypaaia, koX tvoKlv 

 v7ro(f)V€Tai TO) SevTepo) erei 'XtTobv aXko<i dvT 

 jeKCivov TrXrjv XeTTTOTcpo';. Tre^VKe koX to ^vXov 

 6p,OLov Tat9 Icrl T(p (pXaiw (TTpeTTTOi^ eXiTTo/xevov 

 KOL 01 pd^Boi (jyvovTUi TOV avTov TooTTov evdv^' 

 TOv<i 6^ov<i S' av^avofievov av/u,^aiV€i, Tom jxev 



3 KaTO) del diroXXvadai tou9 S' dvco av^ecv. to S' 

 oXov ov TToXvo^ov TO BevSpov dXX^ dvo^oTepov 

 TToXi) Trj<i alyeipov. TroXvppi^ov Be Kol ctti- 

 TToXaioppi^ov ovK ayav Be ira'xyppL^ov' r] S' 

 etncTTpo^r] koX T')]<; pi^r}<i zeal tov (fyXotov tov irepl 

 avTrjV r] avrt]. dvOo^ Be XevKov dirlw koX fxeairiXr] 

 ojjioiov, e/c /jLtKpcbv dvO&v avyKelfxevov KrjpiwBe^. 

 6 Be KapTTO'i ipv6po<i opoto<i Btocnrvpo) to crp^;?}//.a, 

 TO Be peyeOo'i rfXiKOV Kvap-o^, irXrjv tov BioaTrvpov 

 jxev 6 TTvprjv aKXrjpb'i tov Be Kepdaov piaXaKo^;. 

 (pveTUt 8' OTTOv Kol Tj (f){,Xvpa, TO Be oXov oirov 

 TTOTapol KOL e<f)vBpa. 



4 ^vcTai Be KoX 7} uKTr) pidXiaTa Trap* vBo)p koI 



1 Which is an ellipse, the segment of a cylinder : so Sch. 

 explains. 



^ fKelvos: i.e. lower down the trunk, where the spiral is 

 less open. ^ evhofxos : cf. 5. 1. 12. 



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