THEOPHRASTUS 



wad at KoX i^eipecv to epiov, i^ ov to.? at,vB6va<; 

 v(f)aLvovcn, ra? fiev evTe\ei<i Ta<; Be TroXfreXe- 

 ardra^. 



Tlverai Be tovto koL iv 'It'Sot?, wairep i\€')(^9r), 

 Kal iv ^Apa^la. elvai Be aWa Bei'Bpa to av6o<i 

 e'X^ovTa ofioLOV tm XevKotw, irXrjv aoBfiov Kal rat 

 /xeyedei, rerpaTrXdaiov tmv twv. Kal erepov Be ri 

 BevBpov 7ro\v(pvX\.ov wairep to poBov rovro Be 

 TTjV fiev vvKra avp,p.v€iv dfxa Be ro) 7)\i(p dviovTL 

 Bcoiyvvcrdai., fxecnrifx^pia^ Be TeXe&)9 BieTrrvx^ai, 

 TToXiv Be rij^i B6iXr}<; crvvdyecrOat Kara [xiKpov Kal 

 rr]v vvKTa (Tv/j.fiveiv' Xeyeiv Be Kal rov<i eyx^' 

 piov^ on KadevBei. yiveadai Be Kal (pocviKa^ iv 

 rfj vr](j(p Kal a/XTreXou? Kal raWa aKpoBpva Kal 

 (TVKa<i ov (pvWoppoovaa^. vBcop Be ovpdvLOV <yive- 

 aOai fjiev, ov /jltjv %p?7o-^at ye 7r/)09 tou9 KapTT0v<i' 

 dXX elvac Kprjva^i iv rfj vijao) TroXXa?, ac^' a>v 

 irdvTa ^pex^i'V, o Kal av/jxpepeiv fxaXkov r& air a 

 Kal T0t9 BevBpeaiV. Be o Kal orav var) rovro eV- 

 a<bievai Kadairepel Kara'rr\vvovra<; ixelvo. Kal 



ra /juev iv rfj e^co daXdrrj] BevBpa rd ye vvv 

 re^ewprj/xeva ax^Bov roaavrd iariv. 



VIII. 'Tirep Be rcov iv roL<; Trora/xoU Kal TOt? 

 eXeai Kal raU Xt/xi/at? fxera ravra XeKreov. rpia 

 Be iariv eiBr] roiv ev rovroa, ra fiev BevBpa ra 8' 



1 i^fipeiu conj. W.; iiaalptiy Pg : ^^aipuv Aid. ^ 4. g. g. 



•' T.imarind. See Index App. (15). Plin. 12. 40. 

 ■* -ttA^v &oSf^oy conj. H. Steph.; irXeiova uSfjLov UMAld. 

 ° T# fieyeOei /col I conj. ; Kal T(f neyeOet UM VP ; koI cm. Aid. 

 « Tamarind also. See Index App. (16). '^ i.e. leaflets. 

 ^ Ficus lacci/era. See Index App. (17). ov (pvWoppoovffas 

 couj. W., cf. G and Plin. I.e.; ai (pvWoppoovaiv Ald.H. 



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