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Olympusman
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Vicia faba

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Rhoeo discolor

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Nice images. Lovely patterns.

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Those are interesting. If you have any Asiatic Dayflowers growing in the shade somewhere around your home, the leaves of them are a good source for this kind of thing. Snip a small section off with a pair of scissors, make a wet mount and have a look. The leaves are in the neighborhood of being one cell thick. Nothing like a fresh specimen. :D

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Thanks, all.
These are commercial slides. One technique I have used is to make a very thin square incision on the underside of a leaf with an Exacto knife and peel away the epidermis. Then mount his strip in water under a cover slip.

Mike
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