Page:The American Cyclopædia (1879) Volume III.djvu/760

 750 CAPE MAY of cedar timber in the soil to an indefinite depth, which, though probably at least 2,000 years old, is still sound and valuable. The Cape May and Millville railroad traverses the county. The chief productions in 1870 were 19,064 bushels of wheat, 86,218 of Indian corn, 22,360 of Irish and 21,193 of sweet potatoes, and 7,954 tons of hay. There were 816 horses, 1,545 milch cows, 1,316 other cattle, and 1,751 swine. Capital, Cape May Court House. CAPE MAY. I. The S. extremity of New Jersey, at the entrance of Delaware bay. On its S. W. point is a lighthouse. II. A town of Cape May co., N. J., occupying the above point of land, also called Cape City and Cape Island City, 70 m. S. S. E. of Philadelphia ; pop. in 1870, 1,248. It is connected with Philadelphia by the West Jersey railroad, and in summer by several lines of steamboats. It is a noted sum- mer resort, being the favorite watering place for Philadelphians. The beach is over 5 m. long, and aflbrds splendid drives. The bathing facilities are unrivalled. There are numerous large and well appointed hotels, which with the cottages of visitors are situated on a small piece of land, about 250 acres in extent, known as Cape island, having formerly been separated by a small creek from the mainland. The princi- pal place of resort in the vicinity is Cold Spring, 2 m. N. of the beach. CAPE NAU (anc. Lacinium Promontorium), a headland of 8. Italy, at the E. extremity of Calabria, once the site of a temple dedicated to Juno Lacinia. Hannibal is said to have em- barked here on leaving Italy, 203 B. 0. CAPE NORTH, a promontory of Norway, at the N. extremity of the island of Magero, which is the northernmost point of Europe; lat. 71 10' N., Ion. 25 46' E. It consists of a long chain of precipitous rocks jutting out into the sea, about 1,200 ft. high, and crowned partly by a kind of table land, and partly by a number of pyramidal peaks. CAPE NUN, Noon, or Nonn, a headland on the "W. coast of Morocco, in lat. 28 45' N., Ion. 11 5' W. It extends into the sea at the S. W. extremity of the Atlas range, which has its N. E. termination in Cape dell' Acqua on the Mediterranean. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, or Cape Peak, a bold promontory rising nearly 1,000 ft. above the sea, at the S. point of a narrow peninsula 30 m. long, near the S. "W. extremity of the continent of Africa, having the Atlantic ocean on the west and False hay on the east, 32 m. S. of Cape Town; lat. 34 22' S., Ion. 18 29' E. CAPE ORTEGAL, a rugged promontory form- ing the N. extremity of Spain, and extending into the bay of Biscay from the N. coast of the province of Corufia, in lat. 43 45' N., Ion. 7 56' W. It is a part of the most barren and rugged stretch of the Spanish coast. CAPE PAL9IAS, a headland of W. Africa, at the S. extremity of Liberia; lat. 4 22' N., Ion. 7 44' W. It is surmounted by a light- house. In this portion of Liberia was founded CAPE RACE in 1834 the colony of Maryland-in-Liberia, con- sisting of free colored emigrants sent thither by the state colonization society of Maryland. Under the name of Maryland it now con- stitutes one of the states of the Liberian re- public. CAPE PRINCE OF WALES, a promontory on Behring sea, the most N. W. point of North America; lat. 66 N., Ion. 168 W. It termi- nates in a peaked mountain, presenting a bold face to the sea, and is a dangerous point on account of a shoal which stretches toward the northeast. CAPER, the flower bud of a low shrub (cap- parie spinosa), which grows on walls and ruins, or on rocks and accumulations of rubbish, in the south of Europe and the Levant. It is very common in Italy and in the southern parts of France. It grows wild upon the walls of Rome, Florence, and Siena, and is cultivated on a large scale between Marseilles and Toulon, and also in many parts of Italy. It begins to flower in the early part of summer, and flowers con- tinuously until the commencement of winter. The buds are picked every morning before the petals are expanded, and are put into vinegar Caper (Capparis spinosa). as they are gathered. They are distributed ac- cording to their size into different vessels and prepared for the market; the youngest and the smallest, being most tender, are the first in quality ; and hence the different sizes are placed in separate vinegar jars, denoting difference of quality and value. The stems of the caper bush are trailing and 2 or 3 ft. long. The leaves are alternate, ovate, veined, and of a bright green color. The flowers are white, large, and beautiful, with a tinge of red. They are divided into four petals, and from the centre of each flower springs a long tassel of deep lilac stamens. The brilliant blossoms give a very gay appear- ance to the plant. CAPE RACE, a lofty and precipitous headland forming the S. E. extremity of Newfoundland,