THEOPHRASTUS 



(fyXeci) Kol dpvov Kal ^ovto/hov (TKe^lracrOat 8e 



Set TOVTO. 



13 Tevoi; Se ri KoXdixov (pverai Kal enriyeiov, o ovk 

 ei9 opOov aX>C eirl yrj^i ac^irjat rov KavXov, Mcnrep 

 7} ayp(0(TTt.<;, koX out&)<? TroLelrai r'qv av^rjcriv. 

 ecTTL he 6 ixev ctpprjv arepeo^, KaXelrai Se vtto 

 rivcov elXeriaq. . . . 



O Se ^lv8iKo<; iv fxeyla-rj} hia(^opa Kal axxTrep 

 erepov oXox; to y€vo<;' ecm Se o ixev dpprjv arepe6<;, 

 6 Se dfjXv(; KotXo<;- Siaipovcn yap Kal tovtov tw 

 dppevc Kal drjXei. cpvovrai S" i^ €vb<i 7rvd/j,€uo<; 

 TToXXol Kal ov Xo)(^/xci)86L<i- TO 8e (pvXXov ov fiaK- 

 pov aXA,' op^oiov rfj Irea' tw 8e p^eyeOei p^ydXoi 

 Kal evirayel^, ware aKOVTiOi^ ^prjadai. (f)Vovrat 

 8e ovTot nepl top ^ KKeaivrjv TTorajiov. airaf; 8e 

 KdXafMo<> ev^ooo'i Kal refxpofievo^ Kal eTTiKat,Qfxevo<i 

 KaXXiwv /3Xa(TTdv6r ert 8e ira-xyppi^o'^ Kal tto- 

 Xvppi^o<i, 8i Kal 8va-(i)XeOpo<;. rj 8e pi^a yova- 

 Ta)8r](;, coaTrep tj t^9 dypwaTi8o<;, irXrjv ov iravro'i 

 6p,OL(o<;. dXXa irepl fiev KaXdfxcov lKav(o<; elprjcrdoi). 

 XII. K.aTdXoi7rov Se elirelv ccxrav sk rov yevov^ 

 Tovrov irepl (T)(^oivov Kal yap Kal rovro rwv 

 ivv8pcov Oereov. eart 8e avTOv rpia ei8i], Kaddirep 

 Tipe<i 8iaipovaiv, 6 re 0^1)9 Kal dKap7ro<;, ov 8r) 

 KaXovaiv dppeva, Kal Kdpirifio^i, ov fieXayKpavlv 



^ Opvov, a kind of grass (see Index ; cf. Horn. II. 21. 351), 

 conj. Soh. ; fipvov MSS. ; however Pint. Nat. Qiiaest. 2 gives 

 fipvov along witli rv(pT) and <p\fws in a list of marsh plants. 



2 5e le'i TOVTO conj. W. ; Se tovto UM VAld. 



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