THEOPHRASTUS 



irepl ra eX-t] koI ev ^ecnrpanihi koX iv dX\,ai,(; Xl/jl- 

 vaL<i' iXdrTMv Se Kad^ vBaTO<;' 6 fxev ovv iXaiayvo^; 

 Toiovrov. 



'H Be aiBi] rrjv /xev fiop^rjv icrriv 6[xoia rfj 

 HrjKoovr koI yap ro dvoi KvriVMBe<i tolovtov e%et, 

 irXriv fiel^ov co? Kara Xoyov p.eyedei Be oXo<; 6 

 ojKO<i r]\iKov firjXov ecm Be ov <yvp,v6v, dWd vfj,€ve<; 

 irepl avTTjv Xcvkol, /cat eVt rovTOi<i e^wOev (j>vWa 

 TTOioBr] TrapairXTjaia T0i9 t&v poBwv orav ev 

 KoXv^iV (bcri, rerrapa rov dpidpuov dvoi')(Qel<ja 

 Be Tov'i KOKKOvi epv6pov<i jxev e^ec ray a')(rjp,aTL 

 Be ouT^ ojJbOLOv; Tal<i poai'i aXXd nrepi^epel^ jMLKpom 

 Be KoX ov iroXku) yu-et^of? Keyy^pov rov Be x^Xov 

 vBarcoBr) nvd, KaOdirep 6 roiv nrvpoiv. dBpvverai 

 Be Tov depovi, iJLia')(ov Be e%ei p,aKp6v. to Be 

 dvOo'i op,OLOV poBov /cdXvKi, fiet^ou Be Kol cr^eSov 

 BtTrXdatov rm fieyeOei. rovro p,ev ovv koX to 

 (fjvXXov eirl rov vBaro<;' fierd Be ravra, orav 

 drravOija-rj kcu a-va-rf] ro irepiKdpTriov, KaraKXive- 

 aOai (f)a(Tiv eh rb vBcop jxaXXov, reXo<i Be avvdwretv 

 rfj yfj Kal rov Kapirov eK'X^elv. 



Kap7ro(f>opelv Be rcov iv rfj Xifivrj rovro Kal ro 

 ^ovrofjiov Kal rov (pXecov. elvai Be rov ^ovro/nov 

 fieXava, rw Be jxeyeOei, TrapaTrXtjcrLov rw T179 

 (TiBr]<;. rov Be (pXecD rr)V KoXovfjievrjv dv6i]Xy]v, 



^ eKarrav . . . vSaros : sense doubtful. G. seems to render 

 a diiferent reading. 



- i.e. the flower-head, which, as well as the plant, was 

 called <r(5rj. 



3 fxriKcevi can hardly be right : suspected by H. 



^ c/. Athen. 14. 64. 



^ i.e. petals. 



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