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CHAPTER IX. 



COLLODION (CELLOIDIN) AND OTHEE IMBEDDING METHODS . . 120 



Collodion or Celloidin, 320; other Cold Masses, 135; Freezing, 

 137. 



CHAPTER X. 



SERIAL SECTION MOUNTING . 



Methods for Paraffin Sections, 140 ; Methods for Watery Sections, 

 146 ; Methods for Celloidin Sections, 147. 



CHAPTER XI. 



STAINING . ' 153 



CHAPTER XII. 



CARMINE AND COCHINEAL STAINS 



Theory of Carmine Staining, 163 ; Aqueous Carmines, Acid, 167 ; 

 Neutral and Alkaline, 171 ; Alcoholic Carmines and Cochineals, 

 172. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



HJEMATEIN (HJSMATOXYLIN) STAINS . 



Theory of Staining with Hsematoxylin, 177 ; Alumina-hsematein 

 Lakes, 182 ; other Hsematein Compounds, 187. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



ON STAINING WITH COAL-TAR COLOURS 



Basic, Acid and Neutral Coal-tar Colours, 193 ; Progressive and 

 Regressive Stains, 195 ; General Directions for the Regressive 

 Method, 196. 



CHAPTER XV. 



THE COAL-TAR CHROMATIN STAINS . 



Regressive Stains, 202 ; Progressive Stains, 208. 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 THE COAL-TAR PLASMA STAINS 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 METHYLEN BLUE ... 228 



