THEOPHRASTUS 



T»79. ravra fxev ovv iirl irXelov 8ui rrjv o/xoiOTTjTa 

 etpr/rai.) 



^veTai S' €v dfji(j)otv koI iv ry yfj kuI iv 

 TM vSari, Irea KoXa/xo'i, ttXtjv tov avXrjTtKOv, 

 Kvireipov TV(j>r) <^Xea)9 ^ovro/xo'i' ev he rw vhari 

 ixovov aihr). irepl yap r^? TV<pr)'i d/jL(f)Lcr$7}rov(Ti. 

 KaWico Be KoX fiel^co tmv ev dfK^olu cpvofievcov 

 alel TO, iv rw vSart yiveadal (f>aai. (f)veadat S' 

 evia TovTcov koX iirl twv ttXouSmv, olov rb kv- 

 ireipov KoX TO ^ovto/jLov koI tov (pXecov, wcrre rravTa 

 TO, fiepr] TavTa KaTe^eiv. 

 7 ^FiSooBifxa S' ecTTt tmv iv t^ Xifivrj TaBc rj fxev 

 aiBrj KoX avTTj fcal to, (pvWa rot? Trpo^dToa, 6 

 Be $Xa(XTo<; rot? vaiv, 6 Be /cap7r6<; toI^ dv6pco'7rot,<i. 

 TOV Be (pXed) koI T779 TV(f)r]s: koI tov ^ovto/xov to 

 7r/309 Ttti? pc^ai<i diraXov, o fxdXiaTa icrdiec to, 

 TraiBla. pi^a S' iB(oBifio<i rj tov (fyXeo) /jlovt] rot? 

 ^ocTKrifjLaatv. otuv S' av')(/jib<i y koL fjurj yevrjTai 

 TO KUTCL Ke(f)aXT]v vBcop, diravTU avXM-^t tcl iv Trj 

 XifivT}, fjidXicTTa Be 6 KaXajxa, virep ov koX Xolttov 

 elirelv virep yap tmv dXXcov (T')(eBbv ecprjTac. 



XI. Tov Br) KaXdp,ov Bvo fpacrlv elvat yevrj, tov 

 re avXrjTiKOV Kal Tbv eTepov ev yap elvat to 

 yevo<i TOV eTepov, Bia(f)epeiv Be dXXijXoov Icrxvi 

 <Kal 7ra')(yTr]TL> kuI XeTTTOTrjTC Kal daOeveia' 

 KaXovcn Be Tbv /xev la'x^vpbv Kal ira'xyv ')(japaKiav 

 Tbv B' eTepov TrXoKifiov Kal (}>veadai Tbv fiev 



1 i.e. we have gone beyond the list of tjpical plants of 

 Orchomenus given 4. 10. 1, because we have found others of 

 which much the same may be said. 



2 cf. 4. 10. 2. 



3 ahr^ : cf. 4. 10. .3 n. 



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