THEOPHRASTUS 



irXoKifxov eVt tmv TrXodScov rov he '^^apaKiav eirl 

 TOif fcco/nvai' K(i)[x,vda<i he KoKovcn ov av 97 avv- 

 rjOpoiafievoi; KoKafio^ /cal avjxTreTrXejfxevo^ Tai<i 

 pi^at,<i' rovTO 8e ylverat, Kad^ ov<i av roirovi 

 T?}«? Xljjlvt]^ evyeiov y ^w/jtoj/' ^iveadai, Se irore 

 rov 'xapaKiav koI ov 6 avXrjriKO'?, jxaxporepov 

 fiev Tov dWov 'xapaKiOV (TKa>\r]/c6^po}rov Si. 

 TovTov /xev ovv TavTa<i Xeyovcri ra<i 8ia(f)opd<i. 



2 Uepl Be rov avXrjri/cov to /j,ev (f)V€adai 81^ iv- 

 V€aT7)pL8o<;, Marrep rive<i (paai, koX ravTrjv elvai 

 rr)v rd^iv ovk d\ri6e<i, dXXa to jxev oXov av^T]- 

 0€L(Ti]^ yiveTai rrj^ Xifjuvrji;- on 8e tovt iBoKei 

 (TVfi^aivecv iv TOt? irporepov ')(p6vot<i fidXiara 81 

 ivveaTr]pL8o<i, koX ttjv jeveaiv rov Kokd/jLov rav- 

 Trjv eiToiovv TO (TVfji^e^rjKO'i o)? rd^Lv Xa/bu/ddvov- 



3 Te9. jiverat Be orav e7ro/j,^p[a<} yevo/xevtj'i efifievj} 

 TO vBcop Bv' err) rovXd-)(^L(TTOv, av Be irXeLO) xal 

 KaXXicov TOVTOV Be fidXiara p,vrjfj,ovevovcrL yeyov- 

 6TO<i TMV vaTepov XP^^^^ ore avve/3r) to, irepl 

 X.aip(oveiav' rrrpo tovtcov yap ecfiacrav erty TrXetft) 

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 0)9 6 Xotyu.09 iyeveTO (T(f>oBp6<;, TrXrjcrdrjvai fiev 

 avTrjV, ov /j,eivavTo<; 8e tov vBaTO<i dXX^ iKXiTTov- 

 T09 ')(eLp,(avo<i ov yeveadai tov KdXafiov (j)aal yap 

 Kal BoKel ^a6vvo/jievr]<; Trjf Xi,p,vr}(; av^dvecrOai 

 TOV KdXafxov 6l<i /j,r]KO<i, /xelvavTU Be tov enrtovTa 

 eviavTov dBpvveadar Kal yiveadai tov fiev dBpv- 

 devra ^evyiTrjv, c5 8' av firj avfjiTrapafieivp to 



1 Kuifivfft : lit ' bundles. ' 



2 Sv' U-n conj.W.; S.er^ UMVAld. 

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