ROOT CROPS: BEETS, CARROTS, AND PARSNIPS 



The Carrot 



Types of Structure 



A long, a half-long, and a short or round carrot. If 

 any types are missing supply with pictures from seed 

 catalogues. 



Practice drawing on blackboard and on paper until 

 pupils can draw each type from memory. 



Germination Test 



Twenty carrot seeds for each pupil. 



Place in germinating box or plate. Examine daily. 

 Record germination and compute percentage. 



Compare time of germination for carrot seeds with 

 time of germination for radish seeds. 



Growing in the Garden 



Sow a row of carrot seed in early spring in the school 

 garden. 



At the same time plant several carrots that have 

 been kept over winter. Be sure the crown bud at the 

 top is not injured. 



