THEOPHRASTUS 



7 'El/ TvXfp 8e T^ vijafp rfj irepl rrjv ^ \paj3iav 

 elval TV (jya(Ti ^vXov i^ ov tcl irXola vavTnjjovvraL' 

 TOVTO 8e iv fiev rfj OaXdrrr] (T')(ehov aarjmov 

 elvai' Siafievei yap en] irXelo) rj SiaKocria Kara- 

 ^v0i^6p,€vov edv 8e e^co, xpovLOv jxev ddrrov he 

 cnjirerai. (Oav/juacrrov 8e kol erepov Xeyovai, 

 ovSep Be 7rpb<i ttjv arrjyjriv. elvai yap ri SevSpov 

 e^ ov rdf ^aKT7]pia<i re/xvecrdai,, /cal yiveadai. 

 Ka\a<i acjioSpa TrotKiXiap rivd e^ovaa^ opuolav t« 

 rov Ti'ypio'i 8epp,aTf ^apv 8e cr^ohpa to ^vKov 

 TOVTO' OTav he rt? pt"*/^^ tt/oo? crTepedirepov tottov, 

 KaTayvvaOat /cadaTrep to, Kepafiia.) 



8 Kal TO T^9 fxvpUr]^ he ^vKov ovx oiairep 

 ivTavOa daOevh, a\X laxvpov ooairep irpivivov rj 

 Kal dWo Tt Toyv la')(ypoiV. tovto fiev ovv apba 

 p,r)vvei 'X^copa'i re Kal depo<; hcacpopd^ Kal hvvdfxei^. 

 TMV he opuoyevoiv ^vXcov, olov hpvtvcov irevKivwv, 

 OTav TapiX^vcovTai — Tapi'xevova-i ydp ovk ev Xacp 

 ^ddet irdvTa hvovTe'i t?}? Oa\dTTr)<;, dWd Td p,ev 

 TTpo? avTfi Tfi yfi, Td he p,LKpov dvQ)Tepa>, Td S' ev 

 irXelovi ^dOer iravTov he Ta 7r/309 Tr]v pc^av 

 OaTTOV hveTUt Kad^ v8aT0<;, Kav iTrcvfj fidWov 

 peirei KdTco. 



Y. "EcTTt he Td fxev evepya tmv ^vkwv, ra he 

 hvaepya' evepya fiev ra jxaXaKa, Kal TrdvTcov 



1 Plin. 16. 221 ; cf. 4. 7. 7. 



- Teak. See Index App. (22). 



■' Calaniander-wood. See Index App. (23). 



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