Baccif^d. fi^ 
Momen eft antiquum , & Hon fcio virtutes 
feabere. 
Capparis. 
CharaBer. Folia rotunda, faporis aliquam^ 
tulum amari; furculosagit, in quorum fum- 
micate habet parvos calices virides , qui ad' 
condiendos carpuntur , fi hi calices poftquaiB 
ad magnitudinem requifitam devenerunt, in 
planta relinquantur, tum dehifcunt, & fiunt 
fioresalbi, rofacei, tetrapetali ,expanfi, mul- 
tis ftaminibus donati; flori fuccedit fruduspy- 
riformis vel fiiiquofus, carnofus, in quo ni- 
dulantur femina plurima plerumque fubrotua« 
da, vel reniformia; radix longa, craflTa, ejus 
cortex efttubalofus, rugofus, craflfus, cine-* 
reus , faporis acris & aufteri. 
Nomen. Capparis z capite^ quia ca- 
lices hujus arbufcal9£ parva capita referunt 
belgice kappers. 
Patres. Radicis cortex imprimis laudatur, ubi 
aperiendum , roborandum eft , hinc ad vifee- 
ra roboranda conducit , cortex, radix Sfrue*^ 
tus ipfe dicuntur morbis fplenicis prodeffe, 
frudus in menfa quoque adhibetur ad confor- 
tandum ftomachum uti notum eft; cortex vi^ 
no albo infufus eft diureticus. 
CharaSler. Rami tenues , corticem viridem- 
habentes; folia oblonga, ampla, in margine 
incifa, faparis adftfingentis ; flores moiiopa- 
tali, campaiiiformes, globofo ovario innati, 
coloris albi fubrabicondi, flori fuccedit fruc- 
