. Plant anatomy from the standpoint of the development and functions of the tissues, and handbook of micro-technic. FIG. 140.—Showing howto trim a block for cuttinglongitudinal FIG. 141.—Simple microtome for clamping to table. P, P, plate glass ways for thesection knife; S, milled-head for clamping the object; M, micrometer milled-head for turningthe screw that raises the object as the sections are cut; C, milled-head for clamping themicrotome to the table. CARE OF SECTION KNIFE 255 way the edges of the sections adhere as they are cut and form aribbon which preserves the order of th

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. Plant anatomy from the standpoint of the development and functions of the tissues, and handbook of micro-technic. FIG. 140.—Showing howto trim a block for cuttinglongitudinal FIG. 141.—Simple microtome for clamping to table. P, P, plate glass ways for thesection knife; S, milled-head for clamping the object; M, micrometer milled-head for turningthe screw that raises the object as the sections are cut; C, milled-head for clamping themicrotome to the table. CARE OF SECTION KNIFE 255 way the edges of the sections adhere as they are cut and form aribbon which preserves the order of the series perfectly. Incutting paraffin sections with the sliding microtome of the typeshown in Fig. 143 the knife needs to move through only a shortdistance each way, so the elbow may rest upon the table and theknife may be operated with a wrist movement merely.

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