THEOPHRASTUS 



ra KoKovfieva Kcvrpa. otl 8* rj Trepi,(fiV(n<i Kara 

 \afi^dvec tou? 6^ov<; (pavepcoTarov i^ avTrj<{ rrj 

 aladrjaeox;, ov firjv aWa KoX eK rcov aWo} 

 4 Tcov o/j.OL(ov' TToWdKL'i yap avTOv Tov BevSpo 

 fi€po<i Ti crvveKrj<f)6ri vtto darepov crv/jb(f)Vov<i <yevo 

 fxevov Kol idv rt? iK'y\inlra<t Of} Xidov et? t 

 hevhpov 7) Koi dWo ti tolovtov, KaraKpinnera 

 7r€pi\r)(ji6ev viro Tr)<? 7r€pi(pvaeco<;' oirep koI irep 

 TOP Korivov (Twe^rj tov iv M.eydpot^ tov iv t: 

 d'yopd' ov Kal eKKOTrivTO^ Xoyiov rjv dXwvai Ka 

 SiapTraadrjvai ttjv ttoXlv oirep iyivero . . . 

 ArjfiijTpto^;. iv tovtw yap Siaa'X^t^OfjLeva) Kvrj 

 /AiSe? evpWrjaav Kal aXX' UTTa Trj'i ^Attikt} 

 ipyaa[a<i KpepuaaTd, tov kotlvov ov dveTedrj t 

 wpoiTOV eyKoCkav9evTO<i. tovtov S' eVt fjLiKpo: 

 TO XoiTTov. TToWaxov Be Kal dWoOi yiveTa 

 irXeiova ToiavTa. /cal xaOra fiev, Mairep etprfTai 

 KOLvd liKeiovwv. 



III. Kara he Ta9 Ihla^ eKuaTOV (f)vaei<i a 

 TOiavTai elai Siacpopai, olov irvKvoTrif; fiavoTif 

 ^apvTr)<; Kov^6Tr)<i aKXripoTrjt; fxaXaKOTrji;, rnaav 

 T<w9 Be Kal eo Ti<; dXXr] ToiavTt]' Koival Be o/xolw 

 avTai Kal TMV rjjxepwv Kal tmv dypvcov, ooaTe irep 

 irdvTcov XeKTeov. 



. 1 oT£ 5" T) conj. W.; oVt S»j UMV; on Sf Aid. 



2 c/. Kara-niveffdai, above, § 2. 



3 Plin. 16. 198 and 199. 



■* eKy\v\j>as 0fi conj. W. ; eKAvif/as 6rji U ; eKXtdaa-Bfi Ald.H. 



' Text defective. 



« i.e. the bark had grown over these, cf. Plin. I.e. 



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