cicla 'Bright Lights' (Seakale Beet) - B. vulgaris var. cicla 'Bright Yellow' (Swiss Chard) - B. vulgaris var. cicla 'Broadstem Green' (Swiss Chard) - B. vulgaris var. cicla 'Canary' (Swiss Chard) - B. vulgaris var.
Crambe - One of the finest of hardy and large-leaved herbaceous plants, as easily grown as the common Seakale, and in rich ground having many stout leaves and dense sprays of small white flowers. C.
By earthing up, Nettles may be blanched in the same way as seakale and eaten in a similar manner. They also make a good vegetable soup, and in Scotland are used with leeks, broccoli and rice to make Nettle pudding, a very palatable dish.
 See also: Medic, Goosegrass, Buckeyes, Black Ash, Striped Maple
  
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