CONTENTS:- 1. Microscope construction, Use, and care; 2. Collecting and subdividing plants materials 3. Fixation and storage 4. Processing and embedding 5. Microtomy 6. Staining Paraffin and plastic sections 7. Preparation of whole mounts and macerations 8. Principles of optics and microscopy 9 Types of microscopy 10. Photomicrography; 11. Cytochemistry.