THEOPHRASTUS 



"EiVioi Se TO Tov Xtorov SevSpov 9aixvS}Ze<i elvai 

 Kul ttoXvkTulSov, TO) aT€\6)(^ei 8e ev7raye<;' tov Be 

 KapTTOV fieya to Kapvov ex^iv to o e'/CTO? ov 

 (TapKOih€<i aWa BepfjuaTcoSicrTepov iadiofjievov Be 



OV'X^ OVTQ) ryXvKVV Q)'? eVCTTOflOV Kol TOV olvOV OV 



i^ avTOv TTOLovcnv ov Biafxeveiv aX)C r) Bvo rj 

 TpeU rjfiipa^ eiT o^vveiv. rjBico fiev olv tov 

 KapTTOV TOV iv T0i9 AcoTOcfid'yoc';, ^vXov Be 

 KoXkiov TO iv Kvprjvaca- OepfJuoTepav Be elvai, 

 TTjv 'x^copav TTjv TOiv Ao)TO(pdya>v tov ^vkov Be 

 TTjv pl^av elvai fxeXavTepav puev iroXv ttvkvtjv Be 

 rjTTOv Kal eh eKaTTW ')(pr]crL/u,r]v' eh <ydp to, 

 iyX^eipLBia kol to, eirtKoXX'^fiaTa 'x^prjaOai, tm 

 ^vX(p Be €t9 TG TOL'9 avXov<; Kal eh aXXa TtXeio). 



'Ev Be TTj fiT) vofievTj Ti]<; Ai^vr]<; dXXa Te irXeiw 

 <^veadat Kal (f)OLVCKa<i p,€'ydXov<; Kal kuXov^' ov 

 p.rjv aXV OTTOU /juev (j)0tvi^ dXfivpiBa Te elvai Kal 

 €(f>vBpov TOV TOTTOv, ovK iv TToXXft) Be ^ddei dXXd 

 jxdXiaTa iir 6pyviat<i Tpiaiv. to 5' vBoip evOa 

 /xev yXvKv (r(f)6Bpa evda Be dXvKov ttXtjctiov ovtcov 

 dXX'^Xoi<{- oirou Be to, dXXa (f)veTai ^rjpov Kal 

 dvvBpov eviaxov Be Kal to, cppeaTU elvai eKaTov 

 opyviMV, axTTe viro^vyioL'i diro TpoyrfXid<i dvtfiav 

 Bi Kal OavfMaaTov ttw? ttotg U)pv')(6r] TrjXiKavTa 



^dOr}' TO S' OVV TCOV vBdTCOV TCOV VTTO TOV<i 



(f)OiviKa<; Kal ev "Afjip.covo'; elvai Biacjiopdv e%oi' 

 TTJV eiprjfMevrjv. (pvearOai Be ev Trj firj vofMevrj to 

 dvfjLov TToXv Kal dXXa iBid Te Kal TrXeico ylveadai 



^ Sch. after Seal, places this section before § 3, making the 

 account of this tree consecutive. * Plin. 13. 17. 104-106. 

 ' fijiraxes conj. R. Const.; euo-roxes U; fijaraxft MPsAld. 

 * c/. Hdt. 2. 96. 



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