INDEX.

Air-bubbles, [56].
Air-pump, [13];
use of, [57].
Alcock, Dr., on tongues of Mollusca, [118].
Algæ, mounting of, [91].
Anacharis alsinastrum, rotation in, [143];
to cultivate, [144].
Animal tissues, dissection of, [114].
Antennæ of insects, [71];
in preservative liquid, [94].
Apparatus required in mounting objects, [i.]
Arteries, how to distinguish, in injection, [131].
Asparagus, spiral vessels of, [114].
Asphaltum, [15];
and india-rubber, as cement and varnish, [18].
Bat, circulation of blood in wings of, [142].
Beale’s, Dr., Prussian blue for injecting, [134];
carmine, [135].
Bell-glasses, use of, [12].
Berg-mehl, [40].
Bermuda earth, [40].
Bichromate of lead, injection with, [132].
Bird, Dr. Golding, on preparation of Zoophytes, [65].
Black-japan, as a cement, [16].
Black varnish, [18].
Blood, as a microscopic object, [50];
circulation of, [140–142].
Bone, sections of, [102];
fossil, [103].
Brass plate for heating glasses, &c., [13].
Cactaceæ, raphides of, [52].
Camel-hair pencils, use of, [10].
Canada balsam, [14];
with chloroform, [14], [60], [132];
with turpentine, [14];
air bubbles in, [56];
Dr. Carpenter’s syringe for, [59];
to fill cells with, [60];
mounting of objects in, [56].
Carbolic acid, [86].
Carmine injecting fluid, Dr. Beale’s, 135:
Dale & Davies’, [138].
Cartilage, dissection of, [114].
Castor oil, as a preservative, [86].
Cells for dry objects, [6];
with rings of cardboard, [7];
with gutta-percha, [7];
with leather, [7];
with ivory, [8];
with thin glass, [7];
with varnish, [23], [26];
for balsam, [60];
for preservative liquids, [87–89];
Shadbolt’s turntable useful in making, [9].
Cements, [13–17].
Chalk, foraminifera from, [63].
Chara vulgaris, rotation in, [144].
Chloride of zinc, solution of, [85];
of calcium, solution of, [92].
Chloroform, use of (see [Canada balsam]).
Circulation of blood, [140–142];
of sap (see [Rotation]).
Cleanliness in microscopic work, [1].
Coal, sections of, [99].
Collection of diatoms, [29].
Colours for injection, [125–127].
Condenser, cheap, to make, [20].
Corals, sections of, [99].
Corallines, to mount, [48].
Cover of objects, to remove, [60].
Crystals, mounting of, dry, [50];
to vary form of, and mount in balsam, [75];
sections of, [109].
Cuticle of equisetum, &c., [80].
Dale & Davies’, carmine injection, [138].
Deane’s gelatine, [84].
Decalcifying process for shells, [98].
Desmidiaceæ, in preservative liquid, [92].
Diachæa elegans, [53].
Diamond beetle, [54].
Diatomaceæ, nature of, [28];
collection of, [29];
in stomachs of fish, [30];
to prepare and mount dry, [30–40];
Mr. Rylands on, [33];
in guano, [39];
fossilized, [40];
mounting in balsam, [61];
mounting in preservative liquids, [92], [93].
Discs used in mounting, [22];
supporter, Smith & Beck’s, [23].
Dissection, [111];
microscope for, [111];
instruments for, [112].
Distilled water, as preservative liquid, [83].
Doyer’s, M., method of injection, [132].
Dry objects, to mount, [22].
Echinodermata spines, sections of, [99].
Eel, scales of, [78].
Eggs of insects, [94].
Elastic objects, to keep flat upon the slide, [11].
Electrical cement, [16].
Equisetaceæ, [80];
spores of, [146].
Erector, not indispensable, [19].
Eyes of insects, [70], [54];
of animals injected, [136].
Feathers, [73].
Feet of insects, [54], [71].
Ferns, [51];
development of spores of, [145].
Fish, fins and tails of, [50];
scales of, [53], [78];
injection of, [137];
circulation of blood in, [142].
Flint, sections of, [101].
Fluid, mounting objects in, [83].
Flustra avicularis, [79].
Fly (see [Insects]).
Foot of sheep injected, [136].
Foraminifera, [41];
separation of, [41];
to clean, [42];
to clean from tallow soundings, [42];
to mount, [45], [63];
from chalk, [63].
Forceps, ordinary and wooden, [11];
bull-nosed, for injection, [123].
Fossil infusoria, [40].
Frog, injected, [136];
to show circulation of blood, [140].
Frog-bit, rotation in, [144].
Fruit-stones, sections of, [104].
Fungi, [53], [94].
Gastric teeth of insects, [120];
of molluscs, [117].
Gelatine for injection, [124];
preservative liquid, [84].
Glass slides, [1];
thin, [3];
thin, to cut, [3];
thin, to measure, [4];
thin, to clean, [5];
cells, to make, [88];
rings for cells, [88];
tubes, [10].
Glycerine, [84], [94];
jelly, [84], [91].
Goadby’s fluid, [85].
Gold-size, [15].
Grasses, [80].
Grasshopper, gizzard of, [120].
Guano, containing Diatomaceæ, [39].
Gum-water, and modifications of, [17].
Gutta-percha cells, [7];
for liquids, [87].
Hairs, vegetable, [46];
to mount dry, [54];
to mount as polarizing objects, [79];
sections of, [105].
Hepworth, Mr., on mounting insects, [68].
Horn, sections of, [104].
Hot-water bath, use of, [58].
Infusoria, in preservative liquid, [92];
fossil, [40].
Injections, [vi.], [122];
apparatus for, [122];
colours for, [125];
directions for, [127];
with various colours, [131];
mounting of, [131];
transparent, [133], [138].
Insects, scales of, [48];
to mount, [49];
legs and feet of, [54], [72];
eyes of, [54], [70];
Mr. Hepworth on mounting, [68];
antennæ of, [71];
mouth of, [72];
tracheæ and spiracles of, [72], [115];
parasitic, [73];
in preservative liquid, [94];
eggs of, [94];
gizzard of, [120];
circulation of blood in, [142].
Intestines, injected, [136].
Knives for dissecting, [112];
Valentin’s, [108].
Labelling of objects, [19].
Lamps, for mounting, [12].
Larvæ, skins of, [50].
Leaves, sections of, [107];
scales of, [46], [81].
Liquid-glue, [16].
Lungs of animals injected, [137].
Mallow, pollen of, [47].
Marine glue, [15], [88].
Microscope for dissection, [111].
Miscellaneous, [vii.], [140].
Mites, [73].
Molluscs, tongues of, [116].
Mosses, [51];
in preservative fluids, [91].
Mould (see [Fungi]).
Mounting objects, apparatus for, [i.];
dry, [ii.], [22];
in Canada balsam, [iii.], [56];
in cells, [iv.], [83].
Mouse, ear of, [114];
circulation of blood in, [142].
Mouth of insects, [72].
Muscle, dissection of, [114].
Needles, how to mount, [10];
for dissection, [112];
curved, for injection, [123].
Nervous tissue, dissection of, [115].
Nettle leaf, [52].
Newts, injected, [136].
Onion, raphides of, [52].
Orbitolite, section of, [97].
Oxalurate of ammonia, crystals of, [75].
Palates of Molluscs (see [tongues]).
Papers, ornamental, to cover slides, [8], [27].
Photographs, microscopic, to produce, [147];
Mr. Shadbolt on, [149].
Pipes for injecting syringe, [122].
Podura, scales of, [49].
Polariscope, objects for, [74–82], [104].
Pollen, [47], [74].
Polycystina, preparation and mounting of, [63].
Preservative liquids, [iv.], [83];
cells suited for, [87–89].
Prussian blue for injection, [134].
Raphides, vegetable, [52], [80].
Rhinoceros, horn of, [104].
Rhubarb, spiral vessels of, [113].
Rings and cross of crystals, [109].
Rotation of fluid in cells of plants, [143–145].
Rush, section of, [108].
Rylands, Mr. T. G., on Diatomaceæ, [33], [93].
Salicine, crystals of, [76].
Saw of watch-spring, [97].
Scales of fishes, [53], [78];
of leaves, [46], [81];
of insects, [48].
Scissors, [10];
for dissection, [112].
Sea-mats, [53].
Sea-soundings, to cleanse, [42].
Sealing-wax varnish, [17].
Sections, [96];
of shells, [97];
of orbitolite, [97];
of spines of Echinodermata, [99];
of corals, [99];
of coal, [99];
of flint, [101];
of teeth, [101];
of bone, [102];
of fruit-stones, [104];
of horn, [104];
of whalebone, [105];
of hairs, [105];
of wood, [106];
of leaves, [107];
of sponges, [108];
of skin, [109];
of crystals, [109];
of seeds, [111].
Seeds, [47], [74];
sections of, [111];
growth of, [145].
Shadbolt’s turntable, [9].
Shells, sections of, [97];
decalcifying, [98];
laminæ of, [98].
Siliceous cuticles, [80].
Size for injection, [124].
Skins of larvæ, [50];
sections of, [109];
sole, [54].
Slides, glass, for mounting objects, [1];
glass, to clean, [2];
wood, &c., [6];
most useful, [8];
to cover and varnish, [27].
Spicula, from sponges, &c., [67].
Spines of Echinus, [99].
Spiracles of insects, [72], [116].
Spiral vessels of vegetables, [113].
Split bristles, use of, [10].
Sponges, sections of, [108].
Spores of ferns, development of, [145];
equisetum, [146].
Starch, preparation and mounting of, [79].
Sulphate of copper and magnesia, crystals of, [76].
Syringe for Canada balsam, [59];
for dissection, [113];
for injection, [122].
Tadpole, to show circulation of blood of, [141].
Teeth, sections of, [101].
Thin glass, to cut, [3];
to measure thickness of, [4];
to clean, [5].
Thwaites’ preservative liquid, [85].
Ticks, [73].
Tissues, animal and vegetable (see [Dissection]).
Tongues or palates of Molluscs, [116].
Tracheæ of insects, [72], [115].
Transfer of objects, [10].
Trough for dissection, [113].
Tubes, glass, [10].
Turnbull’s, Dr., Prussian blue for injection, [134].
Turpentine, use of, [57].
Universal stand, to make, [20].
Valentin’s knife, [108].
Vallisneria spiralis, rotation in, [143];
to cultivate, [144].
Varnishes, [17].
Vegetable objects, to mount dry, [46];
to mount in jelly, [91];
dissection of, [113].
Watch-glasses, [12].
Whalebone, sections of, [105].
Wood, sections of, [106].
Zoophytes, to mount dry, [53];
Dr. Golding Bird on mounting, in balsam, [65];
as polarizing objects, [79].

COX AND WYMAN, PRINTERS, GREAT QUEEN STREET, LONDON.