THEOPHRASTUS 



€v0a Se Kti/jbTrai Bia<p6povcrr}<i BrjXov on t^9 



11 Kat ra fiev voaijfiara a')(ehov Tavra koX iv 

 TOVTOi<i ianu. evia Se irddrj to)v Kara ra? u)pa<i 

 Koi roiv Kara tov<; tottov^ yivofiivcov avaipelv 

 TrecpvKev, a ovk av Ti? etiroL voaovj, olov Xiyco ttjv 

 eKirrj^iv koI o KoXoval rive<i KavOfxov. aXka he 

 Trap eKaaroL^ iret^vKe irvevpara airoWvvai, Kal 

 airoKaeLv olov iv XaXKiBi tt}? Ev^oia<i 'OXuytiTrta? 

 brav TTveuar] puKpov irpo TpoiroiV rj puera TyOOTra? 

 ')(eLp€pLvaq i/ru^po?- diroKaei yap to, BevSpa Kal 

 ovTco<; ava iroiel Kal ^rjpd &)? ovB^ av v(f)^ rfkiov 

 Kal ')(^p6vov TToWov yevoiT av, hi o Kal KaXouai 

 Kavdpbov iyevero Be Trporepov irdWciKi.^ ijBt} Kal 

 eiT ^ Kp-^nnrov BC eTOiv TerrapaKovra cr(f)oBp6(}. 



12 Hovovai Be pdXiaTa tmv tottwv ol koIXol Kal 

 ol av\Sive<i Kal ocroi Trepl T0v<i Trora/iou? Kal 

 aTrXw? 01 d-nveva-JOTaroL' twv BevBpcov Be fidXicrra 

 avKrj, Bevrepov Be iXda. e\da<; Be pdWov 6 

 KOTivo^; eirovrjo-ev la-)(yp6Tepo^ wv, o Kal Oavptxtarov 

 TjV' at Be dpLvyBaXal to 7rdp,7rav d'jradel^' diradel^ 

 Be Kal at pifkeai Kal al dirioi, Kal al poai iyevovTO' 

 5t' Kol Tovro r]v davpaarov. dTroKaerai Be 

 €vOv<i eK rov areXexovi, Kal oXg)? Be pdWov Kal 

 irporepov d><; elirelv aTTTerai <Td dv(i>> roiv Kdro). 

 (fiavepd Be yiverai rd p,ev apba irepl rrjv ^Xdarrjcnv, 



1 Plin. 17. 232. 



2 Tuv Kara rovs riirovs conj. Sch. from Plin. I.e.; rwv kuO^ 

 avra Aid. 



» ^/ciTTjIiv conj. Sch.; $,cn\n^tv UMPoAld. cf. C.P. 5. 12. 2, 



•• cf. a p. 5. 12. 4. 

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