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A NEW EXHIBITION MICROSCOPE. 
In accordance with the original suggestion, and by the gen- 
erosity of Mr. Wm. E. Dodge, of the Board of Managers, the 
Garden has been able to place in position, in the systematic mu- 
seum, a permanent microscopical exhibit including twenty-five 
microscopes ie special design. 
The Leitz stand V is used in the construction of these instru- 
ments. The foot is removed and the upright support fastened 
to a base of sa eae 6x6x1 in., blackened and with beveled 
edges. The mirror swings in two axes, and the square stage is 
furnished with a wheel diaphragm. The whole stand is sur- 
canner a Supporting rod —. 
Fic. 24. Section of Exhibition Microscope and Glass Case. 
rounded by a case made of sheets of plate glass cemented at the 
joints. The outside measurements of the case are 434 x 434 x 6in. 
The top of the case is not cemented but is held in place by four 
