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SWISS -CHARD, OR SPINACH BEET 
r T'HE fact that “greens,” as a food, aid a great deal to 
keep the human body in good order, has helped 
considerably to popularize these foliage beets. Swiss 
chard beets differ from the rest of the beet family in that 
they do not form beet roots. They make large, orna- 
mental plants instead, which produce food all summer in 
the form of large leaves and thick, fleshy stalks. The 
leafy portion is cooked like spinach, the stalks are served 
like asparagus. 
Sown early in the spring, in most any soil and any- 
where in this country, swiss chard furnishes food within 
seventy-five days from date seeds are sown. How to 
sow, grow, and serve this splendid vegetable is told in 
detail on page 227. 
