THEOPHRASTUS 



'ye'Tai koX virep rov vSaro'; yiverai. tovto 8e 

 TTOiei f^€')(pi av rj Kcohva eKreXecoO'p koI ra auOrj 



10 irepLppvf). T^9 he Ka)8va<; to fxeyedof tjXIkov 

 firjK(ovo<i T7]<i fxeyLarrj^;, koX Sie^axrrai Tat<i Kara- 

 TOfial^; rov avrov rponrov rf] fxrjKwvf ttXtjp ttvkvo- 

 Te/309 ev TavTai<i 6 KapTTo'i. eari Be Trapofjuoici 

 ra> Keyxp^- ^v he rep Kvcfipdrr] rrjv Kwhvav (paal 

 Koi ra av07] hvvetv koX vTroKara^aiveiv tt}? o^^ia^ 

 pA'X^pi, peacbv vvKTMV Kal r& j^dOei iroppw ovhe 

 yap KaQievra rrjv X^^P^ Xa^elv elvai. fiera he 

 ravra orav opdpo^ 77 iraktv erravievai Kal rrpof; 

 rj/jbepav en fidWov, dfia rw ifKiw (^avepov <ov> 

 virep rov vharo<; Kal dvo'iyeiv ro civdo^, dvoiyOev- 

 ra he en dva^alveiv av^yov Be ro virepalpov 



11 elvat ro vhcop. ra? he K(io8va<i ravra^ 01 Alyv- 

 irrioi avv6evre<; eh ro avrb crijTrovcnv eirav Be 

 (yarrfi ro KeXv(f)0<i, ev t&) TTora/mu) KXv^ovre<; e^at- 

 povat rov Kapirov, ^r]pdvavre<i Be Kal rrrl(Tavre<i 

 dprov<; iroLovai Kal rovrcp ^/Owi/Tat cnri(p. 77 Be 

 pi^a rov Xcorov KuXelrat fxev Kopaiov, earl Be 

 crrpoyyvkri, to /xeyeOof; rjkiKOV fiijXov K-vBcoviov 

 0XotO9 Be TrepiKetrai, irepl avrrjv p.eXa<i i/x<f)epr)<i 

 ra> KaaravalKw Kapvw' ro Be evrb<; XevKov, ei/ro- 

 fjuevov Be Kal oTrrco/juevov yiverat XeKida)Be<;, rjBv Be 

 ev rfi 7rpoa(f)opa' eadlerai Be Kal oop>ij, dpiarri 

 Be ev \r(p] vBan e^Oi] Kal orcrr). Kal ra fiev 

 ev roi<i vBacrtv ayeBov ravrd eariv. 



12 bjv oe TOi? apficooeai ^iwptof?, a eanv ov TToppco 



1 cf. Diosc. I.e. 2 cf. C.P. 2. 19. 1 ; Plin. 13. 109. 



^ dij/fas conj. W. from Plin. I.e.; ? o\f/ias Sipas. 



* <:hv> add. W. 



^ Ki\v(pos i.e. fruit: Kapir6v i.e. seeds. 



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