CAPERS  , the unexpanded See also:

• FLOWER (Lat. flos, floris; Fr. fleur)
• FLOWER, SIB

flower-buds of Capparis spinosa, prepared with See also:

• VINEGAR

vinegar for use as a See also:

• PICKLE

pickle . The See also:

• CAPER, FLAVIUS

caper plant is a trailing See also:

• SHRUB

shrub, belonging to the Mediterranean region, resembling in See also:

• HABIT (through the French from Lat. habitus, from habere, to have, hold, or, in a reflective sense, to be in a certain condition; in many of the English senses the French use habitude, not habit)

habit the See also:

• COMMON

common bramble, and having handsome See also:

• FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

flowers of a pinkish See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white, with four petals, and numerous See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long tassel-like stamens . The leaves are See also:

• SIMPLE

simple and ovate, with spiny stipules . The plant is cultivated in See also:

• SICILY (Ital. Sicilia)

Sicily and the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France; and in See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce capers are valued according to the See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period at which the buds are gathered and preserved . The finest are the See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young See also:

• TENDER

tender buds called " See also:

• NONPAREIL
• NONPAREIL (Fr. non, and pareil, like, Lat. par)

nonpareil," after which, gradually increasing in See also:

• SIZE

size and lessening in value, come " superfine," " See also:

• FINE

fine," " capucin " and " capot." Other See also:

• SPECIES

species of Capparis are similarly employed in various localities; and in some cases the See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit is pickled .