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The advantages of the Romanowsky stain 

 (either method) as stated by Leishman are : — 



1. The great beauty and brilliancy of the 

 staining. 



2. The greater certainty of the detection of 

 young forms of the parasites. 



3. The ease of application and certainty of 

 result. 



4. The staining of the red cell in simple 

 tertian (SchOffner's dots). 



In malignant tertian also a peculiar staining 

 of the red cell - is sometimes seen, especially 

 in overstained specimens not washed too much. 

 It consists of coarse blotches or clefts, and the cell 

 also as a whole stains a deeper tint than the 

 surrounding cells {Vide Fig. 4). 



By fixing the films in chloroform instead of 

 alcohol the 'malignant stippling' is well brought 

 out. 



