762 b 



ARISTOTLE 



cf)vra)v Tcbv oltto ravrofjidTov yivofJievajv avaraais 

 ofxocLSijg iartv e/c nvos yap jjiopiov yiverai, /cat 



20 TO fxev a.p)(r] ro 8e Tpo(f)rj yiverai rj Trpcorrj rot? 

 e/c^yo/xeVotS'/ ra he raJv l,ipojv aKcoXrjKoroKeLTai 

 /cat Twv avaiiioiv oaa fir] oltto t,cpa>v yiverai /cat 

 Twv ivaifiiov, oiov yevos ri Kearpecov /cat aAAoii' 

 TTorajjiiojv i^Ovcjdv, en he ro rcbv ey)(e\eo)v yevos ' 



25 diravra yap ravra, Kaijrep oXiyaijxov e^ovra rrjv 

 (f>vaiVy ojxojs evai[xd eari, /cat Kaphiav e^ovai rrjv 

 dp)(r]v rrjv rcov pbopicov atjLtart/CTjv. ra he KaXov- 

 fxeva yrj? evrepa GKwX'qKog e)(ei <f}vaiv, ev ots" ey- 

 yiverai ro aaypua ro ra)V ey^eXeajv. hio /cat ire pi 

 TTJs Tcov dvdpcoTTcov /Cat TerpaTTohcDV yeveaeojg 

 VTToXd^oi Tt? dv, eirrep eyiyvovro rrore yrjyeveis, 



30 Oiarxep (f)aai rives, hvo rpoircov rovrcov^ yiveaOai 

 Tov erepov rj yap co? OKOjXrjKos avviarapievov ro 

 TTpcjrov rj e^ cocov, dvayKaiov yap i) ev avrols 

 e)(^eiv rrjv rpo(f>rjv etV rrjv av^rjcriv {ro he roiovrov 

 Kvr]fxa aKojXrj^ eariv) rj Xajx^dveiv dXXodev, rovro 



^ hie lacunam statuit Piatt. 

 * TovTcuv PZ, istornm £ : oni. vulg. 



° Cf. 715 b 27 " they are formed when . . . certain parts 

 in plants become putrescent ... as for instance the mistletoe," 



* See above, 741 b 1. 

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