THEOPHRASTUS 



9 'El/ M.i\7]Ta> Se ra<i i\da<i, orav ayai Trepl to 

 avOelv, Kajxirai KareaOiovcnv, al fiev ra (f)vWa ai 

 he TO, avdri, erepai ra> jivei, koX y^Ckovai tu 

 Sei'Spa' 'ylvovrat Se iav fi vorta koX evZieivd' eav 

 he irriXd^r] Kaiifxara p^yvvvrat. 



Ilepl Be Tdpavra Trpoc^aivovai fiev del ttoXvi 

 KapiTov, VTTo 8e TTjv dirdvOrjaLV rd itoXTC aTroX- 

 Xvrai. rd fiev ovv roiavra rcov tottcov i8ia. 



10 Viverai he koI dXXo vocrrj/xa irepl ra? eXda<i 

 dpdj^viov KaXovfMevov (pverac yap rovro /cat Bia- 

 4>0€Lp€i Tov Kapirov. eiTLKdeL he Kal Kavixaru 

 Tiva fcal eXdav Kal fioTpvv Kal dXXov<; KapTrov<;. 

 ol he KapiTol aKcoXrjKovvTat rivcov, olov eXda<i 

 aTTiov /jLTjXea^ fjueair iXr}<i p6a<i. Kal 6 ye t^9 iXdas 

 aKatXrj^ edv puev vivo ro hepfia yevT^rai hia(l)deLpei 

 TOV Kapirov, edv he tov Trvpijva hiacpdyr] oxpeXet 

 KcoXverat he virb tw hepfiari elvai vharo^ eV 

 ^ApKTovpw yevofievov. ylvovrat he Kal ev rats 

 hpvireTrecn aKd)X7]Ke<i, a'lirep Kal ')(eipov<i el<i rrju 

 pvaiv oXo)<i he Kal hoKovaiv elvai aairpaL' hi' c 

 Kal yivovTai toi<; vorioi,<; Kal fidXXov ev toU 

 e(f)vhpoc<i. eyyivovrai he Kal Kvlire^ ev riai Toii 

 hevhpcov, wcnrep ev rfj hpv'l Kal rrj crvKr)' Ka] 

 hoKovatv eK ttj^ vyp6rr)T0<i crvvLcrraadac t?}? t'TTO 

 TOV (f)Xoiov crvvLcrra/J,evr)'i' avrrj he eart yXvKela 

 yevofxevoL';. yivovTat he Kal ev Xa')(^dvoi,<i ricrlv, 



^ c/. G.P. 5. 10. 3. 



2 Tarentum: c/. C.P. I.e. 



^ airdvOrjffiv conj. W.; &vdnffiv Aid. 



* Plin. 17. 229-231. 



* af)ax»"o«' conj. Sch. after Meurs. ; apixviov UPj ; apxiX'""* 

 MVP ; iipxiviov Aid. cf. G.P. 5. 10. 2. 



