THEOPHRASTUS 



rfi 6\rj fMop^fj- Kol TO (f>vWov tov fiev irXarv- 

 repov TOV 8e aTevoTepov. TavTa fxev ovv kuto, 



12 'Er he TTj 'Apia X^P^ KaXovfiivrf aKavOd icrTiv, 

 e0' ^9 yiveTai BaKpvov ofioiov ttj ajxvpvr] koX tji 

 oyjret Koi Ty oafifj' tovto Be OTav eTTiXafi-^rj 6 

 7]Xto<; KUTappel. iroWa Be koX aWa irapa to, 

 evTavOa Koi ev Trj %ft>/oa koI ev Toh 'iroTap,6l<i 

 jLveTai,. ev eTepoi<i Be totto^? eVrtf uKavda XevKrj 

 Tpto^o<i, e'f ^9 Kal aKVTciXca Kol jSaKTTjpla^; ttoi- 

 ovaiv 67rcoB7}<; Be Kal fxavrj- TavTrjv Be KaXovaiv 

 'HpuKXeovi. 



"AWo Be vXrjiia /xeyeOo'i fxev rjXiKov pd(f)avo<;, 

 TO Be (fyvWov Ofioiov Bdcpvrj Kal tm fiejedei Kal 

 TT] fiopcfifj. TOVTO B' ei TL (f)dyoi evaTToOvrjCTKei. 



Bt O Kal OTTOV TiriTOt TOVTOV^ i(j)vXaTTOV Btd 



13 'Ey Be Trj VeBpcoala x^P^ 7re(j)VKevai (f)aalv ev 

 {xev ofiOLOv Trj Bd<j)VT) ^vWov exov, ov to, vTro^vyta 

 Kal oTiovv ei (pdyot jxiKpov e-maxovTa Biec^Oei- 

 povTo irapa7rXr)aLa)<i BiaTiOe/Meva Kal (T7rd)fX€va 



6/JiOl,CO<; Tol<i eiTLkrj'JTTOL'i. 



"KTepov Be aKavddv Tiva elvar TavTrju Be 

 (f)vX\ov fiev ovBev ex^i-v 7re(f)VKevac B' €k fiidq 

 pit,r]<f e<f eKdaTcp Be tmv o^cov uKavOav ex^iv 

 o^elav a^oBpa, Kal tovtwv Be KaTayPvfievwv rj 

 TrpoaTpi^ofJbivcov oirov cKpelv iroXvr, 09 d'7roTV(f)Xoi 



^ Kol (TXf^hv . . . iJ.op(p^ conj. W. ; crx^Shv Se koI riju <pv<Tiv 

 wa-irep fxtr. hot. Ka\ i\. iffrt 5e tt) oAtj /uopcpf) Kal rh <p. Aid. ; so 

 also U, omitting the first icaL 



2 Balsamodendron Muhd ; see Index App. (9). Plin. 12. 

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