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rod TTOTa/jLov, cfiverai Kara 7% KuXelrat. jxaXiv- 

 addWrj, (TTpoyyvXov t« a')(r]fjiarL fxeje0o<; Se 

 rfXiKOv fMecTTTiXov uTTvprjvou Se d(f)\otov' (f>vWa 

 8e atpLTjatv air avrov o/xoca Kvirelpoy ravra 

 avvd<yovTe<i ol Kara rrjv ■)(oiipav eyjroiJaLV iv ^pvrw 

 T(p diro TMV Kptdcov Kal yiverai <y\vKea acpoBpa- 

 'X^pwvrat Se 7rdvr€<; axrirep rpay/jf^aa-i. 



13 Toi9 8e ^oval kuI toI<; TTpo^drofi aTravra fiev 

 TO, ^vojieva iScoStfjid iariv, ev 8i ri <yevo<i iv rat? 

 \Lfivat<; Kal Tol<i eXeai (jjverai hia^epov, o Kal 

 ')(\copdv vifiovrai Kal ^ripaivovre<; irapexovac Kara 

 'Xeijxoiva Tol<i ^ovcrlv orav ipydcrcovrac Kal rd 

 acofiara e'x^ovaiv ev airov dXko Xa/ju^dvovref 

 ovOev. 



14 "Eo-Tt Be Kal dXko 7rapa(f)v6/jLevov avTo/xarov 

 ev tS) (jLtw' tovto Be, orav 6 atro<i y Ka0ap6<;, 

 vTTOTnicravre'i Kara^dWovai rov 'yeijxSyvo'i vy- 

 pdv et9 yijv' ^Xaarijaavro'? Be refi6vTe<; Kal 

 ^rjpdvavre^ irape'^^ovcri Kal tovto (Boval Kal 



'tlTTTOl^ Kal T0t9 VTTO^VyLOL'i (TVV TW KapiTO) TW eiTl- 



yLvo/xevo)' 6 Be Kapiro^ /xey66o<i fiev rfKiKov arj- 

 aafiov, (TTpoyyuXo<i Be Kal rw ■^pcofjLaTC 'xXcopo'i, 

 dya6o<i Be Bia(f)ep6vTco^. ev AlyviTTW puev ovv 



Ta TreptTTa (j')(^eBov TavTa dv Tt9 Xd^oi. 



IX. 'E/cacTOi Be tmv iroTafiMv eoiKaaiv IBlqv 

 Tc (f>ep€iv, axrirep Kal tmv y^epaaioov. irrel ovBe 

 6 T/)t/3o?v09 iv diraaiv ovBe 7ravTa)(^ov (f)veTai, 

 dW' iv T0t9 eXctiBeai tmv TTOTap.oiV iv fieylaTw 

 Be ^dOet TrevTaTTij'x^ei rj /xiKpo) fiei^ovi, KaOdirep 



^ Plin. I.e. anthalium, whence Salm. conj. avQaWiov. 

 - Saccharum biflorum. See Index App. (19). 

 ^ ev (tItov &\\o conj. W.; evairovvra Aid. 



