THEOPHRASTUS 



eKaa-rr) 8e rovToav hoKel Sia^epetv /cal <yap tt}? 

 -^XocoSov; T) fiev XeTTTorepa koI Ta^i(f)vWoTepa 

 Koi ert, 7rv/cvocf)vWoTepa, 77 8' r/rrov Trdvra ravT 

 €)(pv<ra. Kol Trj<; irovKiXr)^ r/ jxev fxel^ov r/ 8' 

 ekuTTOv TO (f)vXX.ov, Koi TTjv iTOLKiXiav 8t,a- 

 ^epovaa. o)aavT(a<; 8e /cat ra t^9 X€VKr}<i rSt 

 fie'^eOei koI rfj XP^^9 8ta(f)epovaiv. evav^eardTt] 

 he t] TTOicoSrjf; koI eirl irkeicrrov Trpo'iovaa. (f>avepav 

 5' elvai (f)a(Tiv ttjv diroKiTTOV fievrjv ov jxovov To2<i 

 ^uX\oi<i on /ji€L^Q) Kol TrXarvrepa e-x^i aXka 

 KOL T0t9 ^XacxToW ev6v<i jap 6p6ov<i eyec, Kat 

 ov% Mcnrep t) erepa KaraKCKajjifxivi], Kal oia ttjv 

 XeTTTorrjTa Kal 8ia ro fjbrjKO^' rrj<i he KiTTcohov<i 

 Kal ^pa'X^vTepoi Kal irax^repoi. Kal 6 KCTT6<i 

 orav dp')(rjrai, airepfiovadai /xerecopov e'%et Kal 

 opOov TOV ^XauTov. 



9 YloXyppL^a jxev ovv diraf; kitto<; Kal irvKvoppi- 

 ^09 avveaT paixfievo<i Tai<i pii^ai<i Kal ^vXcohecrt Kal 

 7ra%etai9 ical ovk ajav ^aSvppi^o^, ixdXicna S' 6 

 fieXa^, Kal rov XevKOv 6 rpa^vrarof; Kal dypi(o- 

 raro<i' hi b Kal ;^aXe7ro9 TrapacfyveaSai irdai 7049 

 hevhpoi<i' drroXXvai yap irdvTa Kal dcpavaivet 

 71 apacpovfievci rrjv Tpo(f)7]v. Xa/x^dvei he fxaXicna 

 'Trd')(p'} ovro'i Kal dTrohevhpovrai Kal yiverai avTO 

 KaO^ avro kittov hevhpov. <jo<; 8' eirl to irXelov 

 elvac 7r/)09 erepw (piXel Kal ^rjrel Kal wairep 



10 enraXXoKavXov iarcv, e)(^ei S' evdv^ Kal ri]<f 



1 ra^KpvWorfpa conj. W. from Plin. 16. 149, folia in 

 ordinem digesta ; fiaKpoipvWoTepa MSS. cf. 1. 10. 8. 



* KaTo/c€KayU;ue»'7j conj. W. ; KaraKeKav/j.fvri \J Aid. ; KaraKeKafi- 

 fifvovs conj. Sch. 



^ KirrdSovs MSS.; irouSous conj. St. * cf. C.P. 1. 16. 4. 



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