98 THE ONION 
Drawing 
1. Make a drawing of a whole onion and show the 
paper twist at the top, and the lines running down 
from the twist. 
Make a drawing of a vertical section and show the 
shoot in the center; the layers formed by the 
leaves; the ‘ cork” in the bottom; the small 
dried roots, 
If this drawing is carelessly made, all the leaves or 
layers will be the same thickness. Is this correct ? 
Make a drawing of a cross section, This is very 
hard to do if vour onion has two sprouts. Your 
drawing will probably be wrong, but can you tell 
why? The reason has something to do with the 
ball-like leaves. 
When your onion has begun to grow at home, make a 
sketch of it. 
