CONTENTS. xvii 



CHAPTER V. 



Page 



Ok Peeskrvative FXiUiDs - . 278 



Spirit and distilled water ib. 



Acetate of alumina - ib. 



Goadby's fluids ib. 



Solution of creosote 279 



Thwaites' fluid jb. 



Glycerine 280 



Castor oil jb. 



Chromic acid - . ib. 



Salt and water - ib. 



Naphtha 281 



General directions - - ib. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Method of Mounting Objects in Fluid - 283 



The concave cell - - 28C 



White lead cell - ib 



The thin glass cell - - - 291 



Drilled cells - - 29£ 



Built up cells - 294 

 Method of mounting objects in deep cells ... 29/ 



CHAPTER Vn. 



Method of Mounting Objects in Canada Balsam - - 301 



Preliminary directions ... ib 



Necessary apparatus - - - - 30! 



Canada balsam ... - ib 



Wooden forceps ... - 30! 



Metal forceps ..... 30' 



Needle-point - . - - . ib 



Spirit and solar oil-lamp - - 30i 



To mount sections of wood ... 30( 



Animal structures ----- 30! 



Fossil infusoria, &c. - - - 30! 



Foraminifera, &c. - - - - - 31i 



Cleaning balsam from the slides - - - 31 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Method of Mounting Objects in the Dby Way - 31 



