THEOPHRASTUS vvcrOai KoX i^eipeiv to epiov, e^ ov ra? aivhova^
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iverai be tovto /cat ev ivooi^, Manrep eXe^urj,
aWa
hevhpa to dvOo<; e'X^ovra opuoiov tm Xev/coto), irXrjv doSfiov koI to) /jbeyeOei tet pairXdaiov to)v lcop, koX erepov Se rt SevSpop TToXvcpvWov coaTvep to poSov tovto Se KoX ev ^Apa/Sia,
Trjv
/jL€V
vvKTa
elvai Se
av/ji/JiV€iP
a/na Se to) ijXlo) dvLOVTi Se reXew?
SieiTTvyQai, iTokiv Se T7]<; SeiXrj<; crvvdyeadai kutcl jjbiKpov /cal Trjv vvKTa avfjL/jLvetv Xeyetv Se koX tou9 ey)(wyiveaOai Se tcai ^oivtfca^ ev piov<^ OTi /caOevSet,
Sioijvvo-daL, fjiearjijb^pia^
koI TaXXa dxpoSpva koi avtca^ ov cpvXXoppoovaa^;, vScop Se ovpdvLov yiveadat jxev, ov /jirjv ')(^prja6ai ye tt/jo? tou9 fcapirom' dXX^ elvat Kprjva<^ ev Tjj vrjcKp iroXXd^f d(j> oyv irdvTa iSpex^i'J^i o koi avficpepecv jxaXXov t& ctitco fcal T049 SevSpecnv, St o /cal OTav varj tovto eir/cat acf>ievaL tcaBanrepeX KaTa7rXvvovTa<; e/celvo. Ta fxev ev Tjj e^co OaXdTTi] SevSpa Td ye vvv vrja(p fcal dfi7reXov<;
TTj
ToaavTd eaTiv. VIII. "Tirep Se tmv ev tol<; TroTajJuol^ koi tol^ eXeai koX Tal^ Xifjuvat^; fxeTa TavTa XeKTeov. Tpia oe ecTTLv eiOTj tmv ev tovtol^, Ta fiev cevopa Ta o TeOecoprjfieva (7')(eSov
W.;
Pg
Aid.
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^ ^ g^ See Index App. (15). Plin. 12. 40. TtX^v cLoZ/uLov conj. H. Steph. irX^iova uSjuou UMAld. ^ T65 liieyeOei kol I conj. Ka ra} fieyedei koi om. Aid. ^ Tamarind also. See Index App. (16). i.e. leaflets. ^ Ficus laccifera. See Index App. (17). ov (pvWoppoouaas conj. W., cf. G and Plin. I.e.; al <pvKoppoovaiu Ald.H. 1
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i^eipsLU conj.
e^eiaipeiy
e^alpeiv
Tnmarind.
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UMVP
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