# Περὶ φυτῶν αἰτιῶν 3.3.1

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theophrastus/text-2/3.3.1

Οὐ μὴν ἀλλὰ καθάπερ εἴρηται κοινοτέρα πᾶσιν ἢ τοῖς πλείστοις καὶ δένδροις καὶ φυτοῖς ἡ τοῦ ἔαρός ἐστιν· αὐτά τε γὰρ τὰ φυτὰ προωρμημένα καὶ ὁ ἀὴρ μαλακὸς καὶ εὐβλαστὴς καὶ ὅλως ἡ ὥρα γονιμωτάτη καὶ αἱ ἡμέραι θερμότεραι καὶ μῆκος ἔχουσαι ταχείας ποιοῦσι τὰς βλαστήσεις. ἡ δὲ ῥίζωσις ἰσχυρὰ καὶ οὕτω διά τε τὴν τῶν φυτευτηρίων ὁρμὴν, εἰς ἄμφω γὰρ ὁμοίως ἐστὶ, καὶ διὰ τὸ τὴν γῆν ὀργᾶν καὶ ἔτι τὸν ἀέρα συνεκτρέφειν. ὁ γὰρ ἥλιος οὐ μόνον δοκεῖ τὰ ὑπὲρ γῆς ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ ὑπὸ γῆς εὐτραφέστερα καὶ καλλίω ποιεῖν. σημεῖον δ᾽ ὅτι τῶν ῥιζῶν ἡ βλάστησις ἢ οὐ γίνεται πορρωτέρω τῆς τοῦ ἡλίου δυνάμεως ἢ χείρων.

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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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