CONTENTS

[PART I]
SIMPLE AND COMPOUND MICROSCOPES AND MICROSCOPIC TECHNIC
[CHAPTER I]
THE SIMPLE MICROSCOPES
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Simple microscopes, forms of[4]
[CHAPTER II]
COMPOUND MICROSCOPES
Compound microscopes, structure of[7]
Compound microscopes, mechanical parts of[7]
Compound microscopes, optical parts of[9]
Compound microscopes, forms of[12]
[CHAPTER III]
MICROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS
Ocular micrometer[19]
Stage micrometer[19]
Mechanical stage[21]
Micrometer eye-pieces[21]
Camera lucida[22]
Drawing apparatus[23]
Microphotographic apparatus[24]
[CHAPTER IV]
HOW TO USE THE MICROSCOPE
Illumination[26]
Micro lamp[27]
Care of the microscope[28]
Preparation of specimens for cutting[28]
Paraffin imbedding oven[30]
Paraffin blocks[31]
Cutting sections[31]
Hand microtome[31]
Machine microtomes[32]
[CHAPTER V]
REAGENTS
Reagent set[39]
Measuring cylinder[40]
[CHAPTER VI]
HOW TO MOUNT SPECIMENS
Temporary mounts[41]
Permanent mounts[41]
Cover glasses[43]
Glass slides[44]
Forceps[45]
Needles[46]
Scissors[46]
Turntable[46]
Labeling[47]
Preservation of mounted specimens[48]
Slide box[48]
Slide tray[48]
Slide cabinet[49]
[PART II]
TISSUES, CELLS AND CELL CONTENTS
[CHAPTER I]
THE CELL
Typical cell[53]
Changes in a cell undergoing division[55]
Origin of multicellular plants[57]
[CHAPTER II]
THE EPIDERMIS AND PERIDERM
Leaf epidermis[59]
Testa epidermis[63]
Plant hairs[66]
Forms of hairs[67]
Papillæ[67]
Unicellular hairs[69]
Multicellular hairs[72]
Periderm[80]
Cork periderm[80]
Stone cell periderm[85]
Parenchyma and stone cell periderm[85]
[CHAPTER III]
MECHANICAL TISSUES
Bast fibres[89]
Crystal bearing bast fibres[90]
Porous and striated bast fibres[92]
Porous and non-striated bast fibres[96]
Non-porous and striated bast fibres[96]
Non-porous and non-striated bast fibres[96]
Occurrence of bast fibres in powdered drugs[103]
Wood fibres[104]
Collenchyma cells[106]
Stone cells[109]
Endodermal cells[116]
Hypodermal cells[118]
[CHAPTER IV]
ABSORPTION TISSUE
Root hairs[121]
[CHAPTER V]
CONDUCTING TISSUE
Vessels and tracheids[126]
Annular vessels[127]
Spiral vessels[127]
Sclariform vessels[128]
Reticulate vessels[131]
Pitted vessels[131]
Pitted vessels with bordered pores[131]
Sieve tubes[136]
Sieve plate[138]
Medullary bundles, rays and cells[138]
Medullary ray bundle[139]
The medullary ray[139]
The medullary ray cell[141]
Structure of the medullary ray cells[142]
Arrangement of the medullary ray cells in the medullary ray[142]
Latex tubes[142]
Parenchyma[144]
Cortical parenchyma[147]
Pith parenchyma[147]
Leaf parenchyma[150]
Aquatic plant parenchyma[150]
Wood parenchyma[150]
Phloem parenchyma[150]
Palisade parenchyma[150]
[CHAPTER VI]
AERATING TISSUE
Water pores[151]
Stomata[151]
Relation of stomata to the surrounding cells[154]
Lenticels[157]
Intercellular spaces[158]
[CHAPTER VII]
SYNTHETIC TISSUE
Photosynthetic tissue[163]
Glandular tissue[164]
Glandular hairs[164]
Secretion cavities[166]
Schizogenous cavities[168]
Lysigenous cavities[168]
Schizo-lysigenous cavities[168]
[CHAPTER VIII]
STORAGE TISSUE
Storage cells[173]
Storage cavities[176]
Crystal cavities[176]
Mucilage cavities[176]
Latex cavities[176]
Oil cavity[178]
Glandular hairs as storage organs[178]
Storage walls[179]
[CHAPTER IX]
CELL CONTENTS
Chlorophyll[182]
Leucoplastids[183]
Starch grains[183]
Occurrence[184]
Outline[185]
Size[185]
Hilum[185]
Nature of hilum[188]
Inulin[194]
Mucilage[194]
Hesperidin[196]
Volatile oil[196]
Tannin[196]
Aleurone grains[197]
Structure of aleurone grains[197]
Form of aleurone grains[197]
Description of aleurone grains[198]
Tests for aleurone grains[198]
Crystals[200]
Micro-crystals[200]
Raphides[200]
Rosette crystals[202]
Solitary crystals[205]
Cystoliths[210]
Forms of cystoliths[210]
Tests for cystoliths[215]
[PART III]
HISTOLOGY OF ROOTS, RHIZOMES, STEMS, BARKS,
WOODS, FLOWERS, FRUITS AND SEEDS
[CHAPTER I]
ROOTS AND RHIZOMES
Cross-section of pink root[219]
Cross-section of ruellia root[219]
Cross-section of spigelia rhizome[223]
Cross-section of ruellia rhizome[226]
Powdered pink root[227]
Powdered ruellia root[227]
[CHAPTER II]
STEMS
Herbaceous stems[233]
Cross-section, spigelia stem[233]
Ruellia stem[235]
Powdered horehound[237]
Powdered spurious horehound[237]
Insect flower stems[241]
[CHAPTER III]
WOODY STEMS
Buchu stem[242]
Mature buchu stem[242]
Powdered buchu stem[245]
[CHAPTER IV]
BARKS
White pine bark[248]
Powdered white pine bark[250]
[CHAPTER V]
WOODS
Cross-section quassia[254]
Radial-section quassia[254]
Tangential-section quassia[258]
[CHAPTER VI]
LEAVES
Klip buchu[260]
Powdered klip buchu[262]
Mountain laurel[264]
Trailing arbutus[264]
[CHAPTER VII]
FLOWERS
Pollen grains[270]
Non-spiny-walled pollen grains[273]
Spiny-walled pollen grains[273]
Stigma papillæ[274]
Powdered insect flowers[278]
Open insect flowers[280]
Powdered white daisies[282]
[CHAPTER VIII]
FRUITS
Celery fruit[285]
[CHAPTER IX]
SEEDS
Sweet almonds[289]
[CHAPTER X]
ARRANGEMENT OF VASCULAR BUNDLES
Types of fibro-vascular bundles[292]
Radial vascular bundles[292]
Concentric vascular bundles[295]
Collateral vascular bundles[295]
Bi-collateral vascular bundles[298]
Open collateral vascular bundles[298]
[INDEX]