THEOPHRASTUS 



TMV iv rol<i ^'rjpoi<i elvai, olov Irea XevKrj aKTrj 

 aiyeipo<i. 



3 "Evia Se <yr)pd(TKeL /j,ev koI arjireTai Tux^co^i, 

 irapa/BXaa-rdvei he ttoXlv e'/c tmv avrcov, wcnrep at 

 Bd(j)vai Kol ai fiijXeat re Kol al poai koX tcov 

 (f)LXvSpQ)v TO, iroWd' irepX cov koI aKeyj/atr av 

 Tt9 TTorepa tuvtcl Bel Xeyecv r) erepa' Kaddirep ei 

 Tf<f TO crTeXe%09 dTroK6-yfra<i, Mcnrep TroLOvaiv ol 

 jewpryoi, irdXiv dvaOepuTrevot TOv<i ^\aaTov<;, r) el 

 Koi o\w<i eKKoyfretev ci^pt rwv pi^&v koI eiriKav- 

 aeiev koX <yap ravra ttolovctlv, ore he /cal uTro 

 Tov avTO/xdrov Gvp,^aiveL' iroTepa hrj tovto tuvto 

 Bel Xeyeiv rj erepov; y pev yap del rd pept] ra? 

 av^r]aet'i Kal ^di(TeL<i (f>aiveTai irapaWdrTovra 

 Koi en T<Z9 8caKaOdpcrei<i Td<; vtt avTMV, TavTj] 

 p,ev av Bo^eie ravrou elvar tl yap av enl tovtcov 



4 rj eKeivcov Biacpepoi; y 8' axrirep ovaia Kal (f)vai<; 

 TOV BevSpov pdXiar av (f>aivocro to crTeX.e%o<?, OTav 



peToWdTTJ] TOVTO, KaV TO OKOV €T€pOV VTTOXd^OL 



Tt9, 6t p,r) dpa Bid to dirb to)v avTfov dp^^MV elvai 

 TavTO Oeit]' KaiTOL TroXXa/ci? (Tvp^^atvei Kal Ta9 

 pi^a<i eTepa<i elvai Kal peTa^dXXecv toov pev arjiro- 

 peveov TOiV 8' e^ dp^r}<i jBXaaTavovawv. iirei, edv 

 dXr}Oe<; y, co? ye Tive<; (f)aai, xa? dp-ireXovi puaKpo- 



1 c/. G.P. 2. 11. 5. 



•^ avadtpairevoi conj. W. ; avadepainvei Aid. 

 ^ ^ ei Koi '6\bis conj. W. ; & et koI icaXSis U 

 MV; KoX el KuKws Ald.H. 



■• Sc. and then encourage new growth. 



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