Evenings at the microscope : or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life (1884)
Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888 · London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 22
e side, and are scarcely perceptible on theother. Here, as in the larger hairs, there is a single rowof oval transverse cells, perfectly opaque. The hair of many of the !tasmaller Mammalia showsconsiderable diversity ofform, according to the partwhich we select for obser-vation. Thus, if we takea… … HAIR OF SABLE. 10 EVENINGS AT THE MICROSCOPE. long, pointed, overlapping scales, about ten of whichform a complete ring, or whorl, as it is called. Thefibrous portion is moderately thick ; inclosing a widepith of roundish cells, set in two rows, that allow therays of light to be transmitted through…
Zoology · Microscopy
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