# De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6) 2.9.2

Theophrastus, De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6), Book 2, Chapter 9. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theophrastus/de-causis-plantarum-lib-2-6/2.9.2

δι' ὃ καὶ τὰ μὴ ὁμοίως ὀρθοφυῆ μηδ' εὐμήκη τὴν αὐτὴν διάθεσιν λαμβάνει τοῖς ὀρθοφυέσι καὶ μακροῖς ὅταν ἐν τόποις γένηται τοιούτοις ὥσπερ αἱ δρῦς· λεῖαι γὰρ καὶ εὐθεῖαι καὶ σχεδὸν ἰσομήκεις γίνονται ταῖς ἐλάταις καθάπερ φασὶ καὶ περὶ τὸν Αἷμον. Ἅμα δὲ καὶ μανότερα καὶ ἀσθενέστερα τὰ τοιαῦτα γίνεται διὰ τὸ μήτε ὑπὸ τοῦ ἡλίου μήτε ὑπὸ τῶν πνευμάτων καὶ τοῦ ψύχους λαμβάνειν πύκνωσιν.

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Theophrastus Phil., De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6). Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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