THEOPHRASTUS 



ra Se irepl rrjv Otrrjv koX top Uapvaaov kol to 

 TlrjXiov KoX rrjv "Oaaav koX to 'YekeOpiov Kol ev 

 TovToa Be Tive<; (paai TrXelarov TroWa Be koX 

 iv rfi ^ApKaBla kol ev rfj KaKwvLicfj' (pap/xaKU)Bei<; 

 yap Kol avrat. rcov Be evtoBoiV ovBev ev Tavraa, 

 TrXrjv 2pi<i iv TJj ^iWv piBi kol irepl top ^ABplav 

 ravTY} yap XPV^'^V '^^^ ttoXv Bia^epovaa twv 

 aXXoiv a}OC ev Tot9 aX,eeLvol<i Kal roi<i 7rpo<i 

 /jb6crrjfj.^pLav Mairep dvriKei/xeva ra evcoBrj. e^ovai 

 Be Kal KvrrdpcTTOv ol uXeecvul fxaXkov, oiairep 

 Kp)]T7] AvKia 'P0809, KeBpov Be Kal ra ®paKia 

 optj Kal ra ^pvyia. 



Tcbv Be rj^iepovjxevwv rjKtard ^aatv ev TOt? 

 ■\Jrv')(^poc<i v7rop,eveiv Bdcpvrjv Kal /jivppivrjv, Kal 

 rovrwv Be rjrrov en rrjv p,vpplvr)v' ar^jxelov Be 

 Xeyovaiv on ev rtp ^OXvfiTrfp Bdcpvrj fiev iroXX'^, 

 lxvppivo<i Be 6X(i)<; ovk ecrriv. ev Be r& Tlovrm 

 rrepl UavriKdiraiov ouS" erepov Kalirep airovBa- 

 ^ovrcov Kal irdvra fM7]-)(^av(0/jievo)v 7rp6<; rd<; lepo- 

 <Tvva<i' avKaX Be TroXXal Kal evfieyedei<; Kal 

 poial Be TrepiaKeira^ofxevar airioi Be Kal firjXeai 

 rrXelarai Kal TravroBaTrcorarai Kal xp^]arai,' 

 avrai S' eapival TrXrjv el dpa o^iar rf]<i Be 

 aypia<i vXr]<; earl Bpv<i irreXea fxeXia Kal oaa 

 roiavra' rrevKri Be Kal iXdrrj Kal rrirv<i ovk eartv 

 ovBe oXft)? ovBev evBaBov vypd Be avrrj Kal 

 Xelpcov TToXv rrjf; XtvcoTriKTJf;, war ovBe rroXv 

 ')(^pMvrat avrrj irXrjv 7rpo<i ra viraldpia. ravra 



1 TeXiOpiov conj. Sell, (in Euboea), cf. 9. 15. 4 ; UeXedpwv 

 UMVP; UapOeviov Ald.G. 



^ Whose rhizome was used for perfumes; cf. 1. 7. 2; de 

 odor. 22. 23. 28. 32 ; Dykes, The Genus Iris, p. 237, gives an 

 interesting account of the modern uses of ' orris-root.' 



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