THE CARROT 109 
9. Is there any give to the carrot when you squeeze it 
in your hand? How hard is it? 
Cross Section 
10. Cut a cross section near the middle of the carrot. 
Notice the concentric rings; the light zone in the 
center; the pinkish zone outside. 
11. Cut the thinnest slice you can; hold it up to the 
light, and you will see what look lke “pink 
pins” sticking into a pin cushion. 
[Give out sections made before class. ] 
Lay a section upon a dark surface or black paper 
and examine. All carrots do not show these 
“pins” equally well. 
12. Cut a cross section near the end of the carrot, and 
another near the top; examine these and com- 
pare them with the slice from the middle. 
Vertical Section 
13. Cut a vertical section through the middle of the 
second carrot. Notice the central core; the out- 
side layers; the green line that runs between the 
layers; the light yellow line running inside the 
green line. What happens to the light yellow 
line when it comes opposite a root-bearing spot ? 
Do the pink pins show in a vertical section ? 
