MISCELLANEOUS CONDIMENTS 145 
Fic. 145, I.—Caper-bush (Capparis spinosa, Caper Family, Capparidacee). 
_ Flowering branch showing spines, leaves, flower-buds (which form the 
condiment), flower, and young fruit. (Baillon.)—A_ straggling shrub 
about 1 m. tall; leaves glossy; flowers white with violet stamens; fruit 
dry. Native home, Mediterranean Region, and India. 
Fic. 145, Il.—Caper-bush. Flower, cut vertically. The ovary is borne 
upon an elongated continuation of the flower-stalk. (Baillon.) 
