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MtJiiLEB, K. — Obtaining Diatoms from poor Material .. .. .. .. Parti 153 



Gibson, R. J. H. — Dissecting Trough (Fig. 37) „ 153 



Whitman, 0. O. — Differentiating Umbryonic Tissues „ 155 



Flemmins, W. — Preparing Mammalian Ovaries for Examination of 



Graafian Follicles „ 156 



Ognew, T. — Preparation of Connective Tissues „ 156 



KoBEETSON, 0. — Preparing Spinal Cord „ 156 



Maueee, F. — Preparing Teleostei for showing Development of Thyroid 



and Thymus Glands ,, 157 



Hazlewood, F. T. — Permanent Mounting of Trachese of Insects .. .. „ 157 



Cole, A. 0. — Preparing Silkworms „ 158 



Feenzel, J. — Preparing Alimentary Canal of Crustacea , 158 



Haacke, W. — Preservation of Medusse „ 158 



James, F. L. [C. H. Stoddee, & Atwood] — Mounting Diatoms in situ „ 159 

 Peaecet, F. G. — Preparing Thin Sections of friable and decomposed 



Rocks, Sands, Clays, Oozes, and other Granulated Substances 



(Figs. 38 and 39) „ 160 



Lee, A, B. — Cedar-wood Oil for Paraffin Imbedding „ 163 



Stein, S. v. — Apparatus for Imbedding Preparations specially adapted 



for the Nervous System „ 163 



MiNOT, C. S., & R. G. Hebb — Imbedding in Celloidin (Fig. 40) ,. .. „ 164 



Dimmock's Imbedding-Box (Fig. il) , " 165 



Whitman, 0. O. — Orientation of Small Objects „ 165 



„ „ Prevention of Bubbles „ 166 



BvLLOCn's (W.H.) Combination Microtome „ 166 



Malassez, L. — Improved Boy Microtome (Figs. i2 and i3) ,, 166 



Whitman, 0. O. — Sharpening Microtome Knives (Fig. M) ,, 168 



Fbenzel, J. — Chrome Mucilage as a Fixative „ 169 



Leboucq, H. — Fixing Serial Sections on the Slide „ 169 



Stuhlmann, F. — Treatment of Sections with Osmic Acid „ 169 



Beenheimee, S. — Staining Nerve-fibres of Eetina „ 169 



Dutilleul, G. — Picroborate of Carmine „ 170 



PiFPAED, B. — Staining with Iodine Vapour „ 170 



Bjeloussow, a. K. — Cold Mass Injection for Anatomical Preparations „ 170 



Geelach, L. — Mounting in Gelatin 170 



AuBEET, A. B. — Styrax for Mounting „ 171 



Meates, W. 0. — Mounting Medium „ 171 



James, F. L. — Limpid Solution of Dammar „ 171 



Mark, E. L. — Bepairing Balsam Preparations .. „ 172 



Febingee, 0. — Arranged Diatoms „ 172 



Mooee, A. Y. — Gold-plated Diatoms „ 172 



Debt, J. [A. Teuan y Luaed] — Test Diatoms — AmpUpleura pellucida 



and A, Lindheimerii „ 172 



WooiiMAN, G. S. — Bevel-edge Slips „ 173 



AuBBET, A. B. — Adhesiveness of Cements „ 173 



Steong Cements „ 173 



Whitman, C. O. — Test for Preservative Fluids „ 174 



MoLYBDic Acid Test for Protoplasm , . „ 174 



Tayloe, T. — Butter and Fats „ 174 



Leone, T. — Micro-organisms in Potable Water „ 174 



Sobby, H. 0. — Microscopical Structure of Iron and Steel , 175 



