THEOPHRASTUS 



8 ov jLveTai, o iriXo^;. ra fiev ovv irepl top Kapirov 

 TotavTa. T) 8e pt^a TraxvTepa tov KaXd/xov tov 

 TTa-^vrcLTov koI 8ia(jiV(T€i<i ofjboioi'i e^ovaa T(p 

 Kav\&. iadiovai 8' avrrjv koI oipbrjv koX ecj)6r)v 

 Kai OTTrtjV, Kac ot irepl ra ekrj tovtw crtro) Ypwv- 

 rai. (f>v€Tai, fiev ovv 6 ttoXu? avT6fMaro<i' ov jj,r)v 

 dWa Kol Kara^dWovcnv ev rrrfka d')(vpdo(TavTe<i 

 ev jJidXa irpo^ to Kareiex^^vaC re koI p,elvai koI 

 fxr] oia<f)6api]vaf Kac ovtco KaracrKevd^ovat TOv<i 

 Kvaficova<;' dv 8' dira^ dvTiXd^rjTUi, /xevei Bid 

 TeA-of?. la^vpa yap rj pi^a /cat ov Troppco rf}<i 

 TMV KoXd/xcov TrXrjv eTraKavdi^ovaa- hi o Kal 6 

 KpoKoheiXo'i (pevyei p^rj irpocrKO'^r) rSt 6(f)6a\pq> 

 T& p,rj o^v Kadopav yiverat. Be ovto<; koI ev 

 %vpia Kal Kara KiXcKtav, a\A,' ovk eKTrerrovaiv 

 ai 'xoipai' Kal Ttepl Topoovrjv rfjf; X.a\KiBiKij<i ev 

 \ifivrj Tivl perpia rw fieyeOei' Kal avTov TrerreTai, 

 TeXe(»9 /cal reXeoKapirel. 



9 'O Be \a)T6<; Ka\ovp£vo<; (pverai p.ev 6 TrXetcrro? 

 ev T0t9 7reBt,ot<i, orav rj %ft)/3a. KaraK'kvcrdfj. rov- 

 Tov Be 7} pev TOV KavXov cf)vai,<; opoia tt} tov 

 Kvdpov, Kal ol ireTaaoi Be (haavTca, ifK'qv e\dT- 

 T0f9 Kal XcTTTOTepoi. eTTLcpveTai Be opolco^ 6 

 Kapiro'i TU) TOV Kvdpiov. to dv6o<i avTOV XevKOV 

 ep,<f)ep€<; tt} aTevoTrjTi tcov (fivWoov Tolf tov 

 Kplvov, TToWd Be Kal irvKvd eV dWi]\oLf; (f)veTac. 

 TavTa Be OTav pev 6 ■^Xio? Bvrj avpbp,vei Kal avy- 

 KoXviTTei, TYjV KooBvav, dpLa Be Trj dvaToXrj Bioi- 



^ 6 -ir'iKos UMV; 7] irlAos Ald.H.; 'l = germen Sch. 

 2 cf. Diosc. 2. 107. 



* Koi Karafi. conj. W. ; Karafi. Aid.; kotojB. 5' UMV. 



* Plin. 13. 107 and 108. 



