List of Contents 



Preface vii 



Introduction , . 1 



PART I— THE ART OF MAKING MICROSCOPE SLIDES 

 Foreword to Part 1 7 



1. Dry Wholemounts 10 



Slides for dry mounts — coverslips — cells — background — cell cements — • 

 coverslip cements for dry mounts — typical preparation: Strewn slide of 

 foraminifera or radiolaria. 



2. Fluid Wholemounts — Aqueous Type 21 



Cells for aqueous mounts — cell cements — preservation media — coverslip 

 cements — sealing the coverslip — typical preparations: Wholemount of 

 Microcystis, Wholemount of a rotifer. 



3. Fluid Wholemounts — Non-aqueous Type 32 



Choice of mounting media — dichromate-gelatin seals — hot resin seals — 

 typical preparations: Nematode in glycerine, Diatom in monobromnaphtha- 

 lene. 



4. Wholemounts in Gum Media 42 



Choice of mounting medium — types of object to be mounted — finishing 

 slides — typical preparation: Mite in Berlese's medium. 



5. Wholemounts in Jelly Media 46 



Process of mounting — finishing jelly mounts — typical preparation: 

 Wholemount of a small crustacean. 



6. Wholemounts in Resinous Media 51 



Narcotizing and fixation — choice of stains — dehydration — clearing — 

 mounting in balsam — finishing balsam mounts — typical preparations: 

 Carmine stained wholemount of Pectinatella, Skeleton of an insect, Double 

 stained alga in venice turpentine, Minute fresh-water organisms. 



7. Smear Preparations from Fluid Material 69 



Preparation of smears — fixing smears — drying smears — typical prepa- 

 ration : Monocystis from the seminal vesicle of the earthworm. 



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