80 THE LADIES' FLOWER-GARDEN 
CHAPTER IX. 
CAPPARIDE.E. 
EssENTUi Character. — Calyx of 4 to 6 Bcpals. Corolla of 4 to 6 
petals. Stamens 6 or more, almost perigynous, rarely tctradynamous. 
Torus usually glandular; stipe of ovarium slender. Fruit a siliquose 
one-eelled capsule which opens at top, or a one-celled many-seeded 
berry. Placentas inter-valvular. — (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — Most of the plants belonging to this order are shrubby, like the common caper, and it 
only contains a few annuals, most of which belong to the genus Cleome. It is somewhat remarkable, that while 
the seeds of the caper, and the genera most nearly allied to it, are apt soon to become rancid ; those of the different 
species of the genus Cleome, and of the other annuals, will keep in a vegetative state for several years, and may 
thus be easily introduced from any part of the world. The annual plants belonging to this order are all very 
splendid, and many of them hardy, though but very few of them have been introduced. 
GENUS I. 
CLEOME, Lin. THE CLEOME. 
Lin. Si/sl. TETRA-HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx of 4-8preading nearly equal sepals. Petals 4. Receptacle somewhat hemispherical. Stamens 6, rarely 4, 
free. Silique stipitate, or sessile. — (G. Don.) 
1.— CLEOME SPINOSA, Sims. THE SPINY CLEOME. 
SvNONYME. — Cleome pungens, Willd. 
Engravings. — Bot Mag. t. 1640 ; and our^y. 6, in Plate 15. 
Specific Character. — Covered with a clammy pubescence. Leaves 
with 5 — 7 leaflets. Floral ones simple, sessile, and cordate. Silique 
smooth and shorter than the stipe. — (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — A very showy annual, which was formerly supposed not to live out of the stove ; but 
which is now found to succeed perfectly well if raised on a moderate hot-bed in February or March, and not 
planted out till the latter end of May or June. It requires a warm sheltered situation ; but if planted in front 
of a south wall, or in a sunny corner, it will flower beautifully from July to September. It is a native of South 
America and the West Indies, and was introduced in 1 731 . It may be observed that the plants now grown, 
being brought from South America, are much hardier than those first introduced, which were brought from the 
West Indies. Seeds may be obtained in all the seed-shops. 
2.— CLEOME PENTAPHYLLA, Lin. THE FIVE-LEAVED CLEOME. 
leaflets, the lowest and floral ones with 3 leaflets. Leaflets entire, and 
somewhat serrated. — (G. Don.) 
Synosyme — Gynandropsis pentaphylla, Dec. 
Enoravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 1681 ; and om Jig. 5, in Plate IS. 
Specific Character. — Smoothish. Leaves on the stem with S 
Description, &c. — A very beautiful species with white flowers. It is a native of India and South Amenca, 
and is generally grown in the stove ; but may be raised in a hot-bed, and planted out in a warm dry border, 
where it will flower better than in a hot-house. It was introduced in 1640, and seeds may be had in any seed- 
shop. 
