CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS 



PAGES 



DEPARTMENTS OF BOTANICAL INQUIRY i. Morphology 

 (Gross Anatomy, Histology, Cytology). 2. Physiology. 3. 

 Taxonomy or Systematic Botany. 4. Ecology. 5. Genetics. 

 6. Phytopathology. 7. Phytogeography. 8. Phytopalaeontol- 

 ogy. 9. Etiology. 10. Economic Botany and its sub- 

 divisions 1-2 



PRINCIPLES OF CLASSIFICATION. Natural System: species^ 

 genus; family; order; class; subdivision; division; variety; 

 race; hybrid 2-3 



OUTLINE OF PLANT GROUPS 3~4 



BOTANICAL NOMENCLATURE 4-? 



THE MICROSCOPE. Definition. The simple microscope. The 

 dissection microscope. The compound microscope: its con- 

 struction and use. The binocular microscope. Rules for the 

 care of the microscope 7-14 



MAKING OF SECTIONS. Free hand sectioning. Kinds of sections. 

 Microtomes (hand, sliding and rotary), their construction 

 and use 15-20 



THE TECHNIQUE OF MAKING A TEMPORARY MOUNT 20 



THE TECHNIQUE OF MAKING PERMANENT MOUNTS. 

 The mounting medium; Staining. Method for the Prepara- 

 tion of a Canada Balsam Mount. Method for the Prepara- 

 tion of a Glycerin- Gelatin Mount. Technique of Fixing, 

 Dehydrating, Hardening and Imbedding in Paraffine. Tech- 

 nique of Sectioning and Mounting Material Imbedded in 

 Paraffine. Method for the Staining and Mounting of Material 

 in Paraffine Ribbons affixed to slide. Imbedding in Celloidin. 

 Sectioning Celloidin Material. Staining and Mounting 

 Celloidin Sections 20-30 



DESILICIFICATION. SCHULZE'S MACERATION PROCESS. . 30-31 



MICROMETRY. Unit of microscopical measurement. Standardi- 

 zation of the Ocular Micrometer 31-32 



