STAINING SOLUTIONS 133 



Lithium-carmin (Orth) 



Carmin 2 . 5 g. 



Saturated watery solution of lithium car- 

 bonate 100 c.c. 



Add a few crystals of thymol. 

 Kiihne's methylene-blue 



Methylene-blue i . 5 g. 



Absolute alcohol 10 c.c. 



Carbolic acid solution (5$) 100 c.c. 



Carbolic gentian-violet (Nicolle) 



Gentian-violet (sat. alcoh. sol.) 10 c.c. 



Carbolic acid i g. 



Water po c.c. 



