# Περὶ φυτῶν αἰτιῶν 3.19.3

Theophrastus, Περὶ φυτῶν αἰτιῶν, Book 3, Chapter 19. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theophrastus/text-2/3.19.3

ἡ δὲ τῶν παραφυομένων ἐξαίρεσις καὶ ἡ αὐτῶν τῶν ὁμογενῶν ὅταν ᾖ πυκνὰ καθαπερεὶ διακάθαρσις γίνεται τροφὴν πλείω ποιοῦσα καὶ αὔξησιν τοῖς λοιποῖς. ἔχει δὲ καὶ ἰδιότητας ἔνια καθάπερ ἐπὶ τοῦ πηγάνου πρότερον ἐλέχθη καὶ ἐπ᾽ ἄλλων ἐστίν. ἀλλὰ ταῦτα μὲν ἐλάττω καὶ σχεδὸν φανερά.

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Theophrastus, Περὶ φυτῶν αἰτιῶν, ed. Friedrich Wimmer. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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