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have not as yet succeeded in naturalising in our climate the 
common Caper tree (C. spinosa), a native of the South of Eu- 
rope. 
I. Gynandropsis. 
Calycine sepals 4, patent. Petals 4. Disk elon- 
gated. Stamens 6, inonadelplious around the disk, 
free at the apex. Siliepie stalked on the calyx, at the 
extremity of the disk. — De Cand. 
1. Gynandropsis pentaphylla. Five-leaved bastard 
Mustard . 
Subglabrous, the middle leaves 5-foliate, the lower 
and floral ones o-foliate, leaflets subserrulated. 
£loane y I. 294. — Cleome pentaphylla, Lun. Hurt. Jam. I. 68. 
— G. pentaphylla, De Cand. Prod. I. 238. 
1IAB* Common in dry situations. 
i’’L. August — October. 
About 2 feet in height, herbaceous : branches few, subsuc- 
culent towards their extremities. Leaflets somewhat spathn- 
late, narrowing towards the base,* bluntish at the apex, serru- 
lated with the teeth terminating in a seta: petiole elongated, sub- 
terete, slightly channelled and hirsute above: petiolules short. 
Racemes terminal, simple, leafy : peduncle terete, subhirsute. 
Floral leaves 3-foliate, similar in shape to, but smaller than 
those of the branches. Pedicels an inch in length, terete, fili- 
form, closely puberulous with minute capitato-glandulous hairs. 
Disk elongated. Sepals 4, lanceolate, spreading ; 2 of them 
rather longer than the others. Petals subequal, clawed, with 
the border rotundo-spathulate, white with a slight tinge of 
purple. Filaments united and adherent to the elongated disk 
at the base: distinct at the apex, capillary, purple, spreading: 
anthers lineari-oblong, afterwards recurved. Ovary lineari- 
oblong, terete, densely papilloso-puberulous. Silique 3-4 
inches long, strigoso-hispid : seeds numerous, reniform. 
The lower flowers of the raceme are fertile ; the upper ones 
are usually abortive. 
This plant has a warm bitter taste. It is said to be a very 
wholesome green, and to be a preventative against belly-ache ; 
but to render it palatable, it requires a long boiling, and the 
water to be frequently changed. The juice, either plain, or 
mixed with sweet oil, is a certain remedy for the ear-ache. It 
ought to be warmed previous to being used. A preparation 
may be made by beating up the young branches of the plant, 
with sweet oil, in a mortar. 
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