HERODOTUS AS A BOTANIST. 103 



Herodotus ox Castor Oil. 



WXetcf^art 8e y^pecovrat AlyvTrruov oi irepl ra eXea olKiovT€<i 

 aiTO roiv cnWtKVTrpicov rov Kapirov, ro KoXevai pbh' P^lyvTmoi 

 KLKi, TTOieuaL Be coSe. rrapa ra ^eiXea tmv re TrorafiMi' kol tcov 

 Xi/xvecov cnreipovcn ra aCSXiKvirpta ravra, ra ev "FjWi](Tt avro- 

 /mara aypia cpverai' ravra ev rfj AlyvTrrcp cnreipo/jieva Kapirov 

 (pepeL ttgWov /nev, Svo-coSea Se' rovrov irreav crvWe^fovrai, oi 

 fjiev KO'yjravre'i ciTnTTovaL, oi Se Kal (})pv^avre<; arre-^ovcn, Ka\ ro 

 airoppeov air avrou crvyKO/xi^ovrat,. ecrn Se rrlov Kal ouSev rjacrov 

 rov ekalov rS \v')(y(p 7rpoarjve<;, oSfxrjv Be jBapeav 7rape')f^eraL. 



Herodotus, Lib. II, c. 94. 



Herodotus ox the Lotus. 



Arap 7rpo<; evreXerjv tmv atriwv rdBe crcfit aX\a e^evprjrai. 

 eireav ifXi^pr]'^ yevrjrai, o irorapio^; Kal ra ireBia TreXayicrr], cf)verai 

 ev ru) vBari Kpivea iroXXa, ra Alyvirnoi KoXeovat Xwrov. 

 Tavr enreav Bpe'^cocrt, avaivovcn 7rpo<i rfXiov^ Kal eireira ro eK 

 rov fiecrov rov Xcorov, rfi pn'^KoiVi eov ifx(f)epe<^, Trrtcravreif 

 iroievvraL e^ avrov aprov^ oTrroix; irvpi. eart Be Kal -q pc^a rov 

 Xwrov rovrov eBcoBi/jirj, Kal eyyXvaaei eVtet/cews', eov crrpoyyiiXov, 

 fieyado'i Kara firjXov. "Kcrrt Be Kal dXXa Kpivea poBoicn efx^epea, 

 ev rw irorapbM yivofieva Kal ravra, i^ mv o Kaprro^ ev aX\r} 

 KciXvKi 7rapa(f)vo/ji£vr] e'/r r?^? pt^'?'? yiverai, K-qpiw acp'r^KMV IBerjv 

 o/jLOCorarov' ev rovrw rpcoKra oaov re 7rvpr]v eXalrj'? eyyiverat 

 avyya' rpwyerai Be Kal ciirdXa ravra Kal ava. 



Herodotu.% Lib. II, c. 92. 



Herodotus on Different Ivixds of Graix. 



Atto TTvpcbv Kal KptOeoiv 6)X\oL ^ooovcTL, AlyvTTriwv Be to^ 

 TTOtev/xevw dirb rovrcov rrjv ^6r)v oveiBo-i fieytarov eari, aXXd diro 

 oXvpeco^ iTOLevvrat airia, rd<; ^fta? fiere^erepoi KaXeovcri. 



Herodotus. Lib. II, c. olJ. 



