THEOPHRASTUS 



ravTU fiev ovv olov 'Trp6(T<yeia Trepi ye rrjv 

 dakajjav. rb Be irovnov (f)VKo<i o ol aTroyyiei'; 

 dvaKoXvfi^wat ireXdyiov. 

 6 Kal iv Kp7]rr) 8e (jyverai irpo^ rf} yfj eirl roiv 

 TTerpwv TrXelaTop Kal KoXXtcTTOV o5 ^aTrrovaiv ov 

 /.lovov ra? Taiviw? dWd Kal epia Kal i/xdria' Kal 

 eify? ai> 17 7rp6a-(f)aTO'i rj ^a(^rj, ttoXv KaWtcov r) 

 Xpoa rr}(; irop^vpa^' yiverai B' iv rfj irpocr^oppo) 

 Kal TrXeiov Kal koXKlov, oiairep al arroyyiai Kat 

 dWa Totavra. 



6 "AA,Xo 8' eaTiv o/xoiov ry dypcoarer Kal yap to 

 (f3vWov TrapairXi'jaLov e-xeu Kal rrjv pi^av yova- 

 rQ)Sr} Kal fiaKpdv Kal ire^VKvlav ifkaylav, coaTrep 

 7) ri]^ dypdiaTiSo^;' e'^ei Se Kal KavXov KaXafxcoSr}, 

 KaOdirep rj dypwari<i' iieykBei he eXarrov ttoXv 

 rov (fiVKOv<;. 



"AXXo Se TO ^pvov, o (pvXXov fxev e%et 7roft)Se9 

 rfj %/ooa, rrXarv 8e Kal ovk dvopuoiov Tat<? Opioa- 

 Kivai<i, ttXtjv pvTcScoSearepov Kal coo-irep avv- 

 eavao-fiivov. KavXov Be ovk e%e/, dXX drro iJLid<; 

 dpyrj^i irXeio) rd roiavra Kal irdXiv dir dXXrj'i' 

 (pverai. Be eirl rcov Xidwv rd. roiavra 7r/3o<? t^ yfj 

 Kal rcov oarpdKcov. Kal rd jxev iXdrrco a^eBov 



ravr ecrriv. 



7 'H Be Bpv<i Kal Tj eXdrrj Trapdyeioc fiev d/x(p(o' 

 (f)vovraL 8' eVl XlOol<; Kal ocrrpdKOi,^ pi^a<i fiev ovk 

 exovaac, rrpoarrecfiVKvlai, Be wcrirep al XerrdBe^. 

 d/j,(f)6repac fiev olov o-apKocpvXXa' Trpof^jKearepov 

 Be rd (f)vXXov rroXv Kal irax^repov tt}? iXdrr]<; 



1 Plin. 13. 136, cf. 32. 22 ; Diosc. 4. 99. 



* litmus ; see Index, <pvKos (5). 



* Plin. I.e. ; grass-wrack, see Index, (pvKos (6). 



