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A white porcelain slab of the same size. 



Glass bottles with ground glass stoppers, for alcoholic 

 solutions of aniline dyes, etc. 



Glass bottles with funnels, for aqueous solutions of the 

 dyes, and others provided with pipettes. 



A small rod-stoppered bottle of cedar oil. This is 

 recommended by Zeiss in preference to other oils for his 

 immersion lenses. 



Set of small glass dishes or capsules, and watch glasses, 

 for section staining, etc. 



Stock of best glass slides, in packets of fifty. 



Several boxes of round and square thin cover-glasses, in 

 various sizes, of the best quality. 



Needle-holders, with a couple of platinum needles, and a 

 packet of ordinary sewing needles. 



Glass rods drawn out to a fine point ; useful for manipu- 

 lating sections when acids are employed. 



Copper lifters, preferably plated. 



One pair of small brass or spring-steel platinum-pointed 

 forceps, for holding cover-glasses. 



One pair of brass tongs. 



Collapsible tubes for containing Canada-balsam ; very 

 serviceable for transport and general use. 



Turn-table, used in preparing slides with rings, for 

 mounting preparations of Aspergillus, etc. 



Boxes for preparations, book-form. 



Tickets and labels, various sizes. 



Soft rags or old pocket handkerchiefs, for removing cedar 

 oil after use of immersion lens, cleaning cover-glasses, etc. 



Chamois leather for wiping lenses. 



Microtome. Schanze's is much in favour in 

 Germany, but Jung's, of Heidelberg,* though a 



* Price lists may be obtained from any of the above-mentioned 

 firms, from which an idea of the instruments can be formed, and a 

 comparison of the prices made. 



