THEOPHRASTUS 



fwXaKTjv KoX jjbavrjv St o ro /juev ^dpv ro 8k 

 KOV(f>ov' TO fiev yap evSaSov to 8e dSaSov, fj koI 



6 XevKOTepov. ex^^ ^^ '^^^^ o^ov<; TrXeioy? fxev rj 

 TTevKT], aKXr]poT€pov<; Se rj iXaTt] ttoWo), /xdWov 

 Be Kol crK\r)poTdTOV<i TrdvTWV dfX(pco 8e 7rvKVov<i 

 KoX KepaT(i)8eL<i /cal tw ^/jftj/xart ^av6ov<i kol 

 8a8d>8ei<i. OTUV 8e Tf^rjOcoat, pel koX e« twi' t?)<? 

 eA,aT979 icat e/c tcoi^ tt}? TrevKrjf; eVt ttoXvv ^/joi'oi^ 

 vyp6T7]<i Kal p^dWov e/c to>v Trj<; iXdTr]<;. 'icTTi 8e 

 KOI TToXvXoTTOV rj iXdTrj, KaOdirep Koi to Kpopuvov 

 del yap e%e£ Tivd vTroKdToa tov (paivopevov, Kol 



7 e/c TOLOVTcov rj oXrj. Si' o koI Td<i Kcoira^ ^vovTe^ 

 d(f)aLpelv TTCipayvTai KaO^ eva Kal 6paXcb<i' edv yap 

 ovTco<; d^aipSiaiv, l(T-)(ypo<i o /cco7red)v, edv Be 

 TrapaXXd^coai Kal yu.?; KaTaairtoaiv 6poia><;, dade- 

 vrj<i' irXrjyrj yap ovtco<;, e/ceti/w? S' d(f)aipecyi^. €(TTI 

 Be Kal p^aKpoTaTov rj eXdTrj Kal 6pdo(f)vecrTaTOV. 

 Bt o Kal Ta'i Kepata<i Kal tow laTov<i €K TavTr]<; 

 TTOLovaiv. e^^i Be Kal Ta^ (f)Xe^a<i Kal Ta^; lva<i 



8 ep,<^ave(TTdTa<i irdvToov. av^dveTat Be nrpSiTOv 

 ei<i p.rjK0<;, d'^pi' ov Br] ecpiKrjTai tov tjXlov kol 

 ovre 0^09 ovBelf ovTe 7rapa^Xd(TTr]cri<i ovtc Trdxp^ 

 ylveTai' p.eTd Be TavTa el<; ^d6o<i Kal 7ra;^09* 

 oi5tci)9 al Twv o^cav eK<pvcr€i<; Kal irapa^aaTrjcxei'i. 



1 rb fxtv yao 4vB. conj. St. from (r ; eV5. yap Aid. 

 •' cf. 3. 9. 7. 



* cf. 3.. 9. 7, /j-ovov oh 5ta<pape7s, whence it appears that the 

 epithet refers to colour. .-, 



* Plin. 16. 195. * i.e. the annual rin£;s. c/. 1. 5. 2 ; 5. 5. 3. 

 « cf. Horn. Od. 12. 172. 



'' KaTarfKuxTiv COnj. W. ; Kara iraffiv UAIV; Kara ndvra Aid. 



« cf. Plin. I.e. » c/. 1. 2. 1. 



^^ ifj.<pavtffTaTas conj. W. ; «i>7€i/€(rTciTa5 Aid. 

 " 56 conj. Sch.; /col UAld;H. 

 422 



