# De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6) 6.18.12

Theophrastus, De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6), Book 6, Chapter 18. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theophrastus/de-causis-plantarum-lib-2-6/6.18.12

Διὰ τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἰλλυρίδι βελτίων ἡ ἴρις ἢ ἐν Μακεδονίᾳ, ἐν δὲ τῇ Θράκῃ καὶ ταῖς ἔτι ψυχροτέραις ἅμα καὶ ἀπεπτοτέραις ὅλως ἄοσμος· καὶ γὰρ ἡ γῆ πίειρα καὶ ἡ ὑγρότης πολλὴ καὶ ὁ χειμὼν ἔκτοπος· ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἀλεειναῖς καὶ λεπταῖς διὰ τὴν μαλακότητα τοῦ ἀέρος ἄοδμος· οὐκ ἴση γὰρ ἡ ἀντιπερίστασις. Ἐξ ἀμφοῖν δὲ ζητητέον ὥσπερ καὶ ἐν τοῖς ὑπὲρ γῆς εὐόδμοις καὶ ἐκ τοῦ ἐδάφους καὶ ἐκ τοῦ ἀέρος τὰς δυνάμεις τὰς εἰς τὴν πέψιν συνεργούσας. Ὑπὲρ μὲν οὖν τούτων ἱκανῶς εἰρήσθω.

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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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