108 THE CARROT 
Are there many leaves outside of this? 
Lay back the larger leaves very gently. Do you find 
a folded leaf that has not spread out? 
Look below this folded leaf. Can you find one still 
more folded ? 
Below the second can you find a third still more 
folded ? 
How many of these folded leaves can you count? 
Is the smallest leaf of the carrot an inside or an out- 
side leaf ? 
Is the youngest leaf of the carrot an inside or an 
outside leaf? 
Then from which part of the bundle of stems do the 
new leaves spring ? 
6. With a pin pick off a little of the skin of the carrot 
and examine. 
Is the skin thick ? 
What is the color under the skin? 
7. Smell the carrot. Just how would you describe this 
smell. (You may have heard the expression, ‘a 
carroty smell,” used in the same way as ‘a car- 
roty color.’’) 
8. Has the carrot a pinch-sound? Be careful that you 
do not mistake the rattling of the leaf stems for a 
pinch-sound. 
