THEOPHRASTUS 



fidXiaTa ^iXvpa- Svaepya Se koX rd aKky^pd koI 

 TcL 6^o)8r] /cat ou\a<i e^ovra crvorpocfydf Bvaepyo- 

 rara Se dpia kol 8pv<i, d><i Se Kurd jjApo^; o rrj<; 

 irevKri^ o^o<i koI t?}9 €XdT7]<i. del Be tmv ofjiO'yevMV 

 TO fiaXaKMrepov tov crKXriporipov KpeiTTOv 

 crapKfoSeaTepov ydp' koI ev6v aKOTrovvrai, ra? 

 aavlSa<; ol T6KT0V6<i ovroo'i. rd 8e /jiO)(dr}pd 

 cnSijpia hvvarat re/xveiv rd crKXt^pd fxaWov roiv 

 fiaXaKMP' dvLTjac yap ev rot? ixaXaKol<i, Mcnrep 

 iXex^V Trepl t/}? (f)iXvpa<;, TrapuKova Se fidXiara 

 rd cTKXripd' Si' o koX ol aKvroTOfxoi Troiovvrai 

 T01/9 7rivaKa<; d)(^pd8o';. 



M7]Tpav Be Trdvra ijuev e^eiv ^aalv ol reKrove<i 

 (pavepdp S' elvai fidXiara ev rfj eXdrr)' ^aiveadai 

 yap olov (})Xocd)Bri Ttvd rrjv avvOecriv avrrj'i rcov 

 kvkXcov. ev eXda Be Kal ttv^w Kal rol<; rocovTOi<; 

 ov'x^ 6/AOt&)9* Bi' b Kal ov (fiacrl ri,ve<; e%efi/ rfj 

 Bvvd/jLec TTV^ov Kal iXdav rjKicna yap eXKecrOai 

 ravra tmv ^vXcov. eari Be ro eXKeadat to aufi- 

 irepucnaaOaL Kivovfxevrj'i t?}? p,7]rpa<;. ^rj yap 

 609 eoiKev eirl ^(^povov ttoXvv Bt 7ravTa')(^60ev 

 fiev dfia jxaXiara 5' e« tmv OvpoifxdTwv i^aipov- 

 cnv, OTTCO? d(TTpaj3ri ■§• Kal Bid tovto cr'Xi^ovaiv. 



^Atottov S' dv Bo^eiev otl ev jxev TOt<i ^vXoi^ 

 T0t9 <TTpoyyvXoL<; dXv7ro<i rj firjTpa Kal dKivr]TO<i, 

 ev Be T0t9 TTapaKivrjOelaLV, edv prj oXw^ e^aipedy, 



1 5. 3. 3. 



'^ rh. (TKAripa. conj. Sell, from G (?) ; tovto P2Ald.H. 

 ' ^X*'" conj. Sch. ; €X*« ^ Ald.H. 

 ■• eAooi' conj. Seal, from G ; eAoTjjj' Ald.H. 

 * i.e. and this happens less in woods which have little 

 core. * oyua (? =6ij.olws) MSS. ; aiiTV conj. W. 



446 



