Red cabbage, Brassica oleracea convar. capitata var. rubra, and white cabbage, Brassica oleracea convar. capitata var. alba. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript.

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