Handbook of practical botany for the botanical laboratory and private student (1908)
Strasburger, Eduard, 1844-1912, Hillhouse, William, 1850-1910 · London, S. Sonnenschein; New York, Macmillan · leaf 490
ord,and carries its paraffin end upwards past the razor; while in itsrecovery, brought about by a strong spring, the object to be cutis thrust against the razor edge, and the section is cut. Thethickness of the sections is easily adjusted, and is read by apointer and graduated arc ; each division… … Fig. 159.—Rocking Microtome. the exposed surface of the specimen cannot be damaged by beingrubbed past the edge of the razor, the section is not torn, or theformation of the ribbon interfered with. Other improvements over the original pattern are—increasedrigidity, a catch for holding the object…
Botany · Plant physiology · Microscopy
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