THEOPHRASTUS 



'H Se Kofiapot;, i) to fxefiaiKvXov t^epovtra to 

 iScoSLfiov, earl jxev ovk ayav fiiya, tov he (f)\oibv 

 e)(€i Xeirrbv /xev 7rap6/J,otov ixvp'tKr], ro he (pvWov 

 /jbera^v irpivov koL hd(f)V7)<;. avOel he rov Uvave- 

 yp-icovo';' ra he avdij 7T€(f)VKev diro /xid^ Kpe/jid(Trpa<; 

 iir aKpcov ^orpvhov rrjv he fxop<j)r}v eKaarov 

 eajLV opuoLOV puvprcp Trpo/xrJKei koX to) puejedei. he 

 (T'^ehov TrjXiKOVTOv d(f)vWov he koX koIXov wcnrep 

 wov eKKeKoXapLfxevov to aropu he dvecp'y [xevov 

 orav 8' diravOija-r}, koI rj Trpoa^vai^ rerpvirriTai, 

 TO S' diravOrjaav Xctttov koI coairep (j<^6vhv\o<; 

 irepl UTpaKTov tj Kdpv6io<; AcopiKo^i- 6 he Kap7rb<; 

 eviavTO) ireiraiveraL, coad^ dpia crvpb^aiveL tovtov 

 T e%efy KoX TOV €Tepov dvOelv. 



Uapopioiov he to (I>vXX,ov koI 97 dvhpdx^V ^X^'' 

 T(p Kopidpcp, pLeyedo'i ovk dyav p,€ja' tov he cf)\oi6v 

 Xetov e%ei Kal irepipprjyvvpLevov Kapirov S' e%€t 

 ofMOiov TTJ Kopidpa. 



"OpLOLOV 8' eO-Tt TOVTOt^ TO (^vXKoV KoX TO T^9 



KOKKvyia<i' to he hevhpov puKpbv. Xhiov he e^et 

 TO eKTraTTTTOvadat tov Kapirov tovto yap ovS" 

 e(f)^ evo<i aKijKoapbev dWov hevhpov. TavTa puev 



ovv KOivorepa irXeioai, %ft)/)at9 koi tottoi^;. 



1 Plin. 15. 98 and 99 ; Diosc. 1. 122. ^ October. 



' fKKiKoXajxfxivov MV, c/. Arist. H.A, 6. 3 ; 4yK€Ko\afifieyov 

 UAld. -* cf. 1. 13. 3. 



^ Kapvuos, an unknown word, probably corrupt ; kIovos 

 AwpiKov conj. Sch., 'drum of a Doric column.' cf. Athen. 

 5. 39. 



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