MISCELLANEOUS CONDIMENTS 



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Fig. 145, I.^ — Caper-bush (Capparis spino.sa. Caper Fan>ily, Capparidacea) . 

 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. 



Fig. 145, II. — ^Capor-bush. Flower, cut vertically. The ovary is born*: 

 ui)on an elongated continuation of the flower-stalk. (Baillon.) 



