ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY, MICKOSCOPY, ETC. 747 



over a spirit lamp. 5. Apply a few drops of benzole, dry slightly, and 

 mount in balsam and benzole or in dammar in the usual way.] 



Sci.-Gossip, 1882, pp. 18G-7. 

 Kitton, F. — The sign X. 



[Objections to T. R J.'s contention, ante, p. 423.] 



Sci -Gossip, 1882, p. 185. 

 „ Cutting Coal Sections. 



[Correction of error in previous remarks, supra, p. 587, and that Reinsch's 

 sections of coal are opaque, except the organic remains, which arc 

 coloured amber.] 



Sci.-Gossip, 1882, p. 185. 

 „ „ „ [Reply to C. H. Griffiths, snj ra, p. 747.] 



Sci.-Gossip, 1882, p. 207. 

 Thin Glass Cells. 

 [Confirms the editor's view that Dr. Beale has described a similar method 

 of making glass cells to that of C H. Kain, ante p. 587 (punching the 

 cell by means of a file from a piece of thin glass placed over a ring), 

 and describes his own modification of the former published in ' Science 

 Go^sip' ten or more years ago, and the mode of perforating ordinary 

 glass slides — also note on Chalk Cells, supra, p. 718.] 



Amer. Mon. Micr. Joum., III. (18S2) pp. 151-2. 

 „ The Preparation of Diatoms. 



[Points out that nearly all the methods of R. S. Warren, ante, p. 707, are 

 fully described in ' Science Gossip,' 1877, pp. 145 and 217, his plan 

 for eliminating sand beiug identically the same as given by Mr. 

 Kitton.] 



Amer. Mon. Micr. Joum., III. (18S2) p. 153. 

 Korschelt, E.— Preservation of Protozoa. 



[Abstract of article, ante, pp. 437 and 574.] 



Amer. Mon. Micr. Joum., III. (1882) pp. 156-7. 

 Landsberg, B. — Preservation of Protozoa. 



[Abstract of article, ante, pp. 575 and 587.] 



Amer. Mon. Micr. Juum., III. (1882) p. 157. 

 Mayer, P.— See Whitman, C. 0. 



„ S. — Beitrng z. histologischen Technik. (Contribution to histological 

 Technic.) 14 pp. and 3 pis. 8vo, Wien, 1882. 

 Miall's Microtome (exhibited). 



[No description— apparently a simple and economical form, not intended 

 for very thin sections.] 



Joum. Quek. Micr. Club, I. (18S2) p. 99. 

 Norner, C. — Beitrag zur Behandlung Mikroskopischer Pr'aparate. (Contri- 

 bution to the treatment of Microscopical Preparations.) [Post.'] 



Arch. f. Mikr. Anat., XXI. (18S2) pp. 351-6. 

 Olivier, L. — Les Proce'de's Ope'ratoires en Histologic ve'ge'tale. (Practical 

 Processes in Vegetable Histology.) (In part.) [Post.] 



Rev. Sci. Nat, I. (1882) pp. 436-54. 

 Parker, A. T. — Staining and Preservation of Tube-casts. [Supra, p. 705.] 



Amer. Mon. Micr. Joum., III. (1882) pp. 153-4. 

 Parsons, H. F. — Daphnia. 



[Describes the (Mr. Bedwell's) plan of adding a few loose fibres of cotton- 

 wool to the drop.] 



Joum. Post. Micr. Soc, I. (1882) p. 155. 

 Perenyi, J. — Ueber eine neue Erk'artungsflussigkeit. (On a new Hardening 

 Fluid.) Zool. Anzeig., V. (1882) pp. 459-G0. 



Pillsbiry, J. H — Cabinet for Slides. 



[" Trays with sawed slots for 25 slides in each tray arranged on end in a 

 case with a lid about 2 inches deep to allow the trays to project far 

 enough to be taken out easily when the lid is open. Each case holds 

 20 trays in two rows, accommodating 500 slides. Labels for the names 

 of the slides are stuck on the upper ends of the trays, and the slides 



