THEOPHRASTUS 



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 iv TTJ yj] p,eyd\a Kal 'xXwpd Kal dvdo'i evoBfiov 

 e-)(ovTa, KapiTov Be olov depfjLo<i. 



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 'A/3a/3fc&) KoXiTM, rd jxev irpoi; eco roaovro ttX-^^o? 

 elvai (f)aai BevBpoiv or iK^aivei 77 7rXripp,vpl<; 

 wctt' d'n(i3')(ypoia6ai. irdvra Be ravra /xeyedr) fiev 

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 evooBia, Kapirov Be d^pcorov o/xoiov rfj o^y^rei ra> 

 depficp. <j>epeiv Be rrjv vrjaov Kal rd BevBpa rd 

 epL0(^6pa TToXXd. ravra Be (f)vX\ov /iiev e^ety 

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 ovBeva (pepetv iv c5 Be rb eptov rfXiKov firjXov 

 iapivbv avp.fiep,VK6<;' orav Be wpalov fj, iKirerdv- 



^ Plin. I.e. Sicca litore radicibus nudis polyporum modo 

 complexae steriles arenas aspectantur : he appears to have 

 had a fuller text. 



