The cabbage butterfly is one of the easiest of the butterflies to capture and rear, (Colton, 1903) This is a male.

Cabbage Butterfly

The cabbage butterfly is one of the easiest of the butterflies to capture and rear, (Colton, 1903) This…

The cabbage butterfly is one of the easiest of the butterflies to capture and rear, (Colton, 1903) This is a female.

Cabbage Butterfly

The cabbage butterfly is one of the easiest of the butterflies to capture and rear, (Colton, 1903) This…

The cabbage butterfly is one of the easiest of the butterflies to capture and rear, (Colton, 1903) This is a pupa.

Cabbage Butterfly

The cabbage butterfly is one of the easiest of the butterflies to capture and rear, (Colton, 1903) This…

The larva or caterpillar of the butterfly.

Caterpillar

The larva or caterpillar of the butterfly.

The pupa or chrysalis of the butterfly.

Chrysalis

The pupa or chrysalis of the butterfly.

The adult or imago butterfly.

Imago Butterfly

The adult or imago butterfly.

Cabbage is for culinary purposes and feeding cattle.

Cabbage

Cabbage is for culinary purposes and feeding cattle.

A head of Romain lettuce.

Romain lettuce

A head of Romain lettuce.

A Charleston Wakefield cabbage, a pointed head cabbage popular among Florida growers.

Charleston Wakefield cabbage

A Charleston Wakefield cabbage, a pointed head cabbage popular among Florida growers.

A genus of plants of different varieties, common as a garden vegetable.

Cabbage

A genus of plants of different varieties, common as a garden vegetable.

"Cabage butterfly (female), parent of the cabbage-worm." — Baily, 1898

Cabbage Butterfly

"Cabage butterfly (female), parent of the cabbage-worm." — Baily, 1898

This illustration shows a section of the leaf of skunk cabbage, Spathyema. Note the poorly developed palisade tissue and the loose arrangement of the cells of this plant which lives in moist, shaded places.

Spathyema

This illustration shows a section of the leaf of skunk cabbage, Spathyema. Note the poorly developed…

Small white or yellowish butterfly whose fore wings are rounded at the tip and marked with black.

Female Cabbage Butterfly

Small white or yellowish butterfly whose fore wings are rounded at the tip and marked with black.

Male Cabbage Butterfly

Male Cabbage Butterfly

Male Cabbage Butterfly

A cabbage plusia caterpillar crawling on a leaf.

Caterpillar

A cabbage plusia caterpillar crawling on a leaf.

An American congener of the imported cabbage butterfly.

Pot Herb Butterfly

An American congener of the imported cabbage butterfly.

Suggestion for storing cabbages

Cabbage

Suggestion for storing cabbages

A good plant of Brussells Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts

A good plant of Brussells Sprouts

Pieris Vapae. An insect imported many years ago from Europe, and which has now spread over the largest part of the United States and Canada.

Cabbage Butterfly

Pieris Vapae. An insect imported many years ago from Europe, and which has now spread over the largest…

Pieris Vapae. An insect imported many years ago from Europe, and which has now spread over the largest part of the United States and Canada.

Cabbage Butterfly

Pieris Vapae. An insect imported many years ago from Europe, and which has now spread over the largest…

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; larva.

Cabbage Bug

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; larva.

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; pupa.

Cabbage Bug

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; pupa.

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; eggs from the side.

Cabbage Bug

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; eggs from the side.

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; eggs from the side.

Cabbage Bug

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; eggs from the side.

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; eggs from the top.

Cabbage Bug

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; eggs from the top.

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; adult.

Cabbage Bug

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; adult.

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; adult.

Cabbage Bug

Harlequin cabbage-bug, Murgantia histrionica species; adult.

The cabbage Plusia; larva.

Plusia Moth

The cabbage Plusia; larva.

The cabbage Plusia; pupa in its thin cocoon.

Plusia Moth

The cabbage Plusia; pupa in its thin cocoon.

The cabbage Plusia; male adult.

Plusia Moth

The cabbage Plusia; male adult.

Cabbage-maggot, Phorbia brassicae species; larva.

Cabbage Maggot

Cabbage-maggot, Phorbia brassicae species; larva.

Cabbage-maggot, Phorbia brassicae species; pupa.

Cabbage Maggot

Cabbage-maggot, Phorbia brassicae species; pupa.

Cabbage-maggot, Phorbia brassicae species; adult.

Cabbage Maggot

Cabbage-maggot, Phorbia brassicae species; adult.

Cabbage-maggot, Phorbia brassicae species; its head.

Cabbage Maggot

Cabbage-maggot, Phorbia brassicae species; its head.

Cabbage-maggot, Phorbia brassicae species; antenna.

Cabbage Maggot

Cabbage-maggot, Phorbia brassicae species; antenna.

Head of cabbage.

Cabbage

Head of cabbage.

The moth stage of the cabbage plusia.

Cabbage Plusia Moth

The moth stage of the cabbage plusia.

The larva and pupa stages of the cabbage plusia.

Cabbage Plusia Larva and Pupa

The larva and pupa stages of the cabbage plusia.

Pieris rapae, or Small White butterfly.

P. Rapae Butterfly

Pieris rapae, or Small White butterfly.

Of the Arum family, the skunk cabbage or Symplocarpus foetidus.

S. Foetidus

Of the Arum family, the skunk cabbage or Symplocarpus foetidus.

"Wild cliff-cabbage, hypothetical ancestor of the numerous modern horticultural forms." -Gager, 1916

Wild Cliff-Cabbage

"Wild cliff-cabbage, hypothetical ancestor of the numerous modern horticultural forms." -Gager, 1916

"Broccoli (leaves and flowers both used)." -Gager, 1916

Broccoli

"Broccoli (leaves and flowers both used)." -Gager, 1916

Kale or borecole, a variety of wild cabbage.

Kale

Kale or borecole, a variety of wild cabbage.

Kohlrabi or German turnip, a variety of wild cabbage.

Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi or German turnip, a variety of wild cabbage.

"Brussels sprouts (lateral buds used)." -Gager, 1916

Brussels Sprouts

"Brussels sprouts (lateral buds used)." -Gager, 1916

"Common cabbage (a highly developed terminal bud)." -Gager, 1916

Common Cabbage

"Common cabbage (a highly developed terminal bud)." -Gager, 1916

"Cauliflower (flower-buds used)." -Gager, 1916

Cauliflower

"Cauliflower (flower-buds used)." -Gager, 1916

"Shows how the head advances over half the circumference of the circle which it has to describe, and secures the end of the thread against the support."

Caterpillars of the Cabbage-Butterfly

"Shows how the head advances over half the circumference of the circle which it has to describe, and…

"The Green-veined White Butterfly is very like the cabbage butterfly. Its caterpillar lives near the regions of perpetual snow."

Pieris Napi

"The Green-veined White Butterfly is very like the cabbage butterfly. Its caterpillar lives near the…

"Pistia Stratiotes. 1. A spathe with its 2 flowers; 2. a section of a seed-vessel; 3. a seed; 4. the same cut perpendicularly." -Lindley, 1853

Water Cabbage

"Pistia Stratiotes. 1. A spathe with its 2 flowers; 2. a section of a seed-vessel; 3. a seed; 4. the…

Watercresses are fast-growing, aquatic or semi-aquatic, perennial plants native from Europe to central Asia, and one of the oldest known leaf vegetables consumed by human beings. These plants are members of the Family Brassicaceae or cabbage family, botanically related to garden cress and mustard — all noteworthy for a peppery, tangy flavor.

Watercress

Watercresses are fast-growing, aquatic or semi-aquatic, perennial plants native from Europe to central…

An illustration of a head of cabbage.

Cabbage

An illustration of a head of cabbage.

A sequenced illustration of the cabbage butterfly undergoing metamorphosis. The butterfly starts out as a caterpillar (bottom), then forms pupa to develop wings to become a butterfly.

Three Stages of Cabbage Buterfly

A sequenced illustration of the cabbage butterfly undergoing metamorphosis. The butterfly starts out…

Also known as Pieris brassicae. It is commonly found throughout Europe, Asia, and north Africa. The wings are white with black tips, with the females having two black spots on each forewing.

Large White Cabbage Butterfly

Also known as Pieris brassicae. It is commonly found throughout Europe, Asia, and north Africa. The…

Also known as Pieris brassicae. An image of the larva and pupa of the large white cabbage butterfly.

Larva and Pupa of a Large White Cabbage Butterfly

Also known as Pieris brassicae. An image of the larva and pupa of the large white cabbage butterfly.

Also known as the cabbage tree. They are endemic to New Zealand and can grow up to 66 feet in height. The trunk is stout and the leaves are sword-like.

Dracaena Australis

Also known as the cabbage tree. They are endemic to New Zealand and can grow up to 66 feet in height.…

A vegetable resembling a miniature cabbage.

Brussels Sprouts

A vegetable resembling a miniature cabbage.

"Rawson's Volunteer is the newest variety offered and is the earliest. In a test made on our trial grounds at Arlington, it was ready for marketing fully eight or ten days in advance of any other. It bears a striking resemblance to the French variety known as the Etampes, also an extremely early sort; the heads are firm and solid, and the leaves grow in very compact form, so that they may be planted very close."—Rawson, 1892

Rawson's Volunteer

"Rawson's Volunteer is the newest variety offered and is the earliest. In a test made on our trial grounds…

"Rawson's Early Summer excels both in size and earliness, and ranks as the best of the early Drumhead sorts. It is a trifle larger than the Wakefield, and consequently the setting should be a little farther apart."—Rawson, 1892

Rawson's Early Summer

"Rawson's Early Summer excels both in size and earliness, and ranks as the best of the early Drumhead…

"Drumhead Savoy, which is a cross of the popular Curled Savoy and Drumhead, is a large-headed Savoy cabbage, tender and fine-flavored, a good winter variety."—Rawson, 1892

Short-Stem Drumhead

"Drumhead Savoy, which is a cross of the popular Curled Savoy and Drumhead, is a large-headed Savoy…