THEOPHRASTUS 



e%oi/ TO 'iSwv aXV et? to av/x^aivov irepl avTo 

 nradd' tj fiev yap 7rp6ao-\jn<; aKavdwhrj^; ecrrlv 

 avTOv, KoX TO <j)vX\.ov Trapo/xoiop rat? irTep- 

 iaiv OTav he tc<{ a-^r)Tai tmv kXcovIcov, Scnrep 

 d<j)avaLv6fjLeva to, <f)vWa av/xTTLTTTeiv (pacrlv etra 

 fiCTo, Tiva '^povov ava^tcocTKecrdac ttoXlv kuI 

 OaXkeiv. Kol Ta [xev thia Tr]<; ')((i)pa^, ocra y 



av BevSpa Ti9 ^ Od/xvovi ecTTOi, to, y eTTKpave- 

 araTa tuvt eVxi. irepl yap twv iv tw •rroTafiS) 

 Kal Tol<} eXeaiv vcTTepov ipov/xev, otuv kuI irepl 

 TOiv aWwv ivvBpcov. 

 12 [" AiravTU Be iv ttj X^P'f "^^ BevBpa Ta Totavra 

 fieyaXa Kal Tolf firjKecn KOi to?? 'ird')(ecnv iv 

 yovv M^ifxcjiiBt TrfkiKovTO BevBpov elvai XeyeTai 

 to 7ra^09, Tpel<; avBpe<i ov BvvavTUL Trepikapb^d- 

 vecv. eaTi Be Kal TfirjOev to ^vkov KaXov ttvkvov 

 re yap acfioBpa Kal tw ')(^pcofiaTL \coToeiBe<;.] 



III. 'Ei/ Ai^vT) Be 6 Xa>TO<i 7r\et<TT09 Kal koX- 

 \i(TTO^ Kal 6 Tra\iovpo<i Kal ev Ttat, fxepeai tj} re 

 NacraficoviKT] Kal Trap* ^Afxficovi. Kal dXX.oi<; 6 

 ^oivt^' iv Be Tfi Kvprjvata KV7rdptcr(T0<i Kal iXdat 

 re KoWicTTai Kal eXaiov irXelaTOV. IBicoTaTOv 

 Be irdvTcov to aiX(f)iov eVi KpoKov iroXvv rj %(w/3a 

 <f)epei Kal evocrfiov. ecTTi Be tov Xcotov to fiev 

 oXov BevBpov XBlov ev/J,eyede<i r/XcKov dirwi rf 

 fjLLKpov eXaTTOv (pvXXov Be ivTopLm e^ov Kal 

 TrpivcoBe'i' TO fxev ^vXov p,eXav yevq Be avTOV 

 TrXeiw Bia(fiopa<i e^ovTa Tol<i Kapirol'i' 6 Be Kap'no<i 



^ iraflos : c/. 1. 1. 1 n. 



^ c/. Schol. ad Nic. Ther. 683 of a sensitive plant called 

 (TKopnlov^os or iffx^ovffa. a<pavaiv6iiiva conj. Seal. ; a<pav\iv6- 

 ixiva UMVPaAld. 



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