Even a native handmade and unstained section through a thin sallow branchlet enables an interesting view under a low power microscopic magnification.
A cross toluidine-blue stained section through the root of an orchid. Photomicrograph, prim. magn. 200×.
A cross toluidine-blue stained section through the vascular bundle of the carrot. Photomicrograph, prim. magn. 200×.
The native sample of a longitudinally oriented vascular bundle. The wall of the vessels is supported by the cellulosic spiral thickenings, thus remaining a shower hose. Photomicrograph, prim. magn. 400×.
The rim of a young beech leaf (Fagus sp.) with the net of its vessels.
The vessel architectonics of the lime leaf (Tilia sp.) under low and high power magnification. Photomicrograph, prim. magn. 30× and 200×.
The vessel architectonics of the decomposed Physalis lantern (Physalis alkekengi).
Also the three-dimensional skeleton of the tropical plant lufa (Luffa sp.) is made from vascular bundles with their elastic spirals (inset).
Bordered pits in the wall of tracheid from the spruce wood (Picea sp.). Photomicrograph, prim. magn. 400×.
Stellate parenchyma from the inner part of a Juncus effusus stem. Photomicrograph, prim. magn. 100×.
Rosary-like rows of cells reminding small bubbles constitute the aerenchyma of the inner part of an Acorus calamus leaf. Photomicrograph, prim. magn. 100× and 200×.
Only 24 hours needed this white root with fine hairs to develop from the moisturized flax seed to the lenth od 5 mm. And only 6 more hours to reach 10 mm.
The root hairs of a radish (Raphanus sp.) as seen under a magnifying glass and in the microscope, magnified 400×.
Hundreds of millions years old fossilized tissue of a prehistoric woody species, as seen in the polished araukarite.
