Celestron 44412 Prepared Microscope Slides (100-Piece Set)

The slides are of excellent quality and as described. You may not can tell by the picture, but the box that the slides are in is made of wood. I bought this set along with a microscope and a book entitled 'A Guide to Microlife' for my 14 and 16 year old. They really enjoy it and we are making our own slides to add to the collection. If properly handled and stored, this is a gift that can be passed along for years to come.

Great for showing the microscopic world to a beginner. Enough variety to keep them interested for awhile. Good companion to go along with a decent scope.

This set seems OK. I am just starting into this so I don't know alot about it yet. BUT- --Jesse A. Ritz--, the first reviewer, Thank You, Thank you for your invaluable work of listing all the slide information! The paltry info included is why I gave this only 4-stars.

Celestron has taken the typical Chinese laboratory prepared slides, corrected many of the spelling errors in the listing that comes with the box and packed the wooden box in a nice printed cardboard box. The selection is more interesting than the three other '100 slide' collections that we have, but the quality of the slides is the same. Only about forty of the slides are duplicates of our other sets, and ten of those are different enough to merit keeping both prepared specimens. I like the wooden box, and Celestron's slide labels are better than the other three sets because they have the slide numbers located at the very top of the label (some sets do not number the slides themselves).

Six of the slides are not what is listed in the printed list of contents; not a cause for complaint since no seller had a listing of the slides when we ordered them. Your purchase may have different substitutions. Many of the slides have spelling errors typical of a non-English speaking, non scientific person typing the labels for the slides from a handwritten or dictated list. Most of those errors are corrected in the list enclosed in the box but there are still several mistakes; for example the slide labeled "Eloden Stem" is corrected to read "Leiden Stem" in the listing, but appears to be an Elodea (waterweed) stem. One of our slides has a large piece of the corner broken off; it was not in the box. I haven't viewed all the slides, only the duplicates.

The following list has been corrected to the best of my ability, standardized according to our own method, and cross referenced to make it easier to find a particular slide. I am a novice so I may have introduced new mistakes. We have 450 slides combined and sorted alphabetically, with duplicates included when they show different features, so with one list we can find any slide we have.


D 05 Actinomyces, Bacteria (Rod Shaped) [whole mount]
D 08 Algae, Closterium sp (freshwater) [whole mount] also listed as Closterium
D 09 Algae, Spirogyra (green) [whole mount] also listed as Spirogyra
D 47 Allium Cepa (onion) Epidermis [whole mount] also listed as Onion
D 66 Ant 2.5mm (Formicidae) [whole mount]
D 76 Ascarid (Nematode, roundworm (Horse) Eggs, Mitosis also listed as Mitosis
D 55 Ascarid (Nematode, roundworm), Male [cross section] also listed as Nematode
D 03 Aspergillus Mold, Black Fruit [whole mount]
D 05 Bacteria, Actinomyces (rod shaped) [whole mount] also listed as Actinomyces
D 01 Bacteria, three types [smear]
D 31 Basswood (Tilia) Stem [cross section] also listed as Stem, Basswood
D 32 Basswood (Tilia) Stem [longitudinal section] also listed as Stem, Basswood
D 71 Blood, Human [smear] also listed as Human Blood
D 78 Bone, Dense [section] Also listed as Dense Bone
D 63 Butterfly (Nymphalidae) Mouth Parts [whole mount]
D 45 Capsella (Shepard's Purse) Old Embryo [section]
D 46 Capsella (Shepard's Purse) Young Embryo [section]
D 82 Cardiac Muscle [section] also listed as Muscle
D 94 Cat Ovary [section] also listed as Ovary
D 06 Chlamydomonas, Unicellular Flagellates (green algae) [whole mount]
D 73 Ciliated Epithelium [section] also listed as Epithelium
D 70 Clam Gill, healthy [cross section] ___________________
D 08 Closterium sp (Freshwater Algae)[whole mount] also listed as Algae
D 68 Compound Eye, Honeybee [whole mount] also listed as Honeybee Eye
D 10 Conjugation, Spirogyra [whole mount] also listed as Spirogyra
D 80 Connective Tissue, Loose [section, whole mount] ala Loose Connective Tissue
D 40 Corn (Maize) Seed with Endosperm [longitudinal section] also listed as Endosperm
D 21 Corn (Maize), Zea Root Tip [longitudinal section] also listed as Zea
D 23 Corn (Maize), Zea Stem [cross section] also listed as Zea
D 24 Corn (Maize), Zea Stem [longitudinal section] also listed as Zea
D 25 Cucurbita (Cucumber Gourd) Stem [cross section]
D 26 Cucurbita (Cucumber Gourd) Stem [longitudinal section]
D 38 Cymbidium Orchid Aerial Root [cross section]
D 58 Daphnia sp (water flea) [whole mount] also listed as Water Flea
D 78 Dense Bone [section] also listed as Bone, Dense
D 07 Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) [whole mount]
D 96 DNA, RNA, unwound helical structure stained with Azure-B [whole mount] ala RNA
D 79 Dog (Canis familiaris) Tendon [section]
D 76 Eggs, Nematode, roundworm (Horse) (Ascarid) Mitosis also listed as Mitosis
D 16 Elodea (water weed) Leaf [cross section]
D 15 Elodea (water weed) Stem [cross section]
D 40 Endosperm, Corn (Maize) Seed [longitudinal section] also listed as Corn Seed
D 73 Epithelium, Ciliated [section] also listed as Ciliated Epithelium
D 95 Epithelium, Human Squamous [smear] also listed as Human Epithelium
D 74 Epithelium, Simple Flat [whole mount] also listed as Simple Flat Epithelium
D 75 Epithelium, Stratified Flat [whole mount] also listed as Stratified Epithelium
D 48 Euglena [whole mount] also listed as Protozoa, Euglena
D 13 Fern Leaf Prothallium (Gametophyte) [whole mount] also listed as Gametophyte
D 12 Fern Leaf [section] also listed as Leaf
D 72 Fish Blood [smear] showing ___________________
D 67 Fish Scale, healthy [whole mount]
D 13 Gametophyte, Fern Leaf Prothallium [whole mount] also listed as Fern & Leaf
D 20 Ginkgo Biloba (tree) Leaf [cross section] also listed as Leaf
D 98 Golgi Apparatus (Cell Secretions)
D 65 Grasshopper Mouth Parts [whole mount]
D 69 Grasshopper Trachea [whole mount]
D 27 Helianthus (Sunflower) Stem [cross section]
D 62 Honeybee (Apis Mellifera) Hind Leg [whole mount]
D 61 Honeybee (Apis Mellifera) Mouth Parts [whole mount]
D 64 Housefly (Musca Domestica) Mouth Parts [whole mount] also listed as Musca
D 71 Human Blood [smear] also listed as Blood
D 99 Human Chromosome, Male
D100 Human Chromosome, Female
D 95 Human Squamous Epithelium [smear] also listed as Epithelium
D 51 Hydra (Freshwater Hydrozoan) [longitudinal section]
D 50 Hydra (Freshwater Hydrozoan) [whole mount]
D 91 Kidney, Rat with Blood Vessels Injected [section] also listed as Rat Kidney
D 92 Kidney, Rat [longitudinal section] also listed as Rat Kidney
D 12 Leaf, Fern [section] also listed as Fern
D 20 Leaf, Ginkgo (tree) [cross section] also listed as Ginkgo
D 14 Leaf, Winter Jasmine [cross section] also listed as Winter Jasmine
D 11 Lichen, Musk Ox (symbiotic Tree Moss) [section]
D 43 Lilium, Dicot (Lily) Anther [cross section]
D 44 Lilium, Dicot (Lily) Leaf [cross section]
D 42 Lilium, Dicot (Lily) Ovary [cross section]
D 88 Liver, healthy [section] showing ___________________
D 80 Loose Connective Tissue [whole mount] also listed as Connective Tissue
D 86 Lung, healthy [section] showing ___________________
D 90 Lung, Rat with Blood Vessels injected [section] also listed as Rat Lung
D 89 Lymph Node, healthy [section] showing ___________________
D 39 Mitosis, Cell, Onion Root Tip also listed as Onion Root Tip
D 76 Mitosis, Horse Ascaris Eggs also listed as Ascaris Eggs
D 04 Mold, Rhizopus Sporangia (Bread Mold) [whole mount] also listed as Rhizopus
D 60 Mosquito Female Mouth [whole mount]
D 30 Moss Protonemata (senses & responds to light) [whole mount]
D 28 Moss, Antheridia [longitudinal section]
D 29 Moss, Archegonia [longitudinal section]
D 11 Moss, Lichen, Musk Ox (symbiotic) [section] also listed as Lichen
D 84 Motor Neurons [whole mount] also listed as Neurons
D 64 Musca Domestica (housefly) Mouth Parts [whole mount] also listed as Housefly
D 82 Muscle, Cardiac [section] also listed as Cardiac Muscle
D 85 Muscle, Smooth [teased (separated) preparation]
D 76 Nematode, roundworm (Ascarid) (Horse) Eggs, Mitosis also listed as Mitosis
D 55 Nematode, roundworm (Ascarid), Male [cross section] also listed as Ascarid
D 84 Neurons, Motor [whole mount] also listed as Motor Neurons
D 47 Onion (Allium Cepa) Epidermis [whole mount] also listed as Allium Cepa
D 39 Onion (Allium Cepa) Root Tip Cell Mitosis also listed as Mitosis
D 94 Ovary, Cat [section] also listed as Cat Ovary
D 97 Pancreas Gland, healthy [section] showing ___________________
D 49 Paramecium (Protozoan) [whole mount] also listed as Protozoa
D 33 Pelargonium (Geranium) Stem [cross section]
D 02 Penicillium [whole mount]
D 17 Pine Needle [cross section] also listed as Leaf, Pine
D 19 Pinus (Pine), Female Strobile [longitudinal section]
D 18 Pinus (Pine), Male Strobile [longitudinal section]
D 52 Planaria (flatworm) [cross section]
D 56 Planaria (flatworm) [longitudinal section]
D 68 Planaria (flatworm) [longitudinal section]
D 41 Plasmodesmata (plant channels) [section]
D 35 Pollen Germination [whole mount]
D 36 Pollen [whole mount] showing ___________________
D 48 Protozoa, Euglena [whole mount] also listed as Euglena
D 49 Protozoan, Paramecium [whole mount] also listed as Paramecium
D 91 Rat Kidney with Blood Vessels Injected [section] also listed as Kidney
D 92 Rat Kidney [longitudinal section] also listed as Kidney
D 90 Rat Lung with Blood Vessels injected [section] also listed as Lung
D 04 Rhizopus Sporangia (Bread Mold) [whole mount] also listed as Mold
D 96 RNA, DNA, unwound helical structure stained with Azure-B [whole mount] ala DNA
D 59 Rotifer (Aquatic Pseudocoelomate) [whole mount]
D 54 Schistosoma (Blood Fluke) Female [whole mount]
D 53 Schistosoma (Blood Fluke) Male [whole mount]
D 74 Simple Flat Epithelium [whole mount] also listed as Epithelium
D 81 Skeletal Muscle [longitudinal section] [cross section]
D 77 Small Intestine [cross section] showing ___________________
D 57 Snake Skin [cross section]
D 83 Spinal Cord, healthy [cross section]
D 09 Spirogyra (Green Algae) [whole mount] also listed as Algae
D 10 Spirogyra Conjugation [whole mount] also listed as Conjugation
D 31 Stem, Basswood (Tilia) [cross section] also listed as Basswood Stem
D 32 Stem, Basswood (Tilia) [longitudinal section] also listed as Basswood Stem
D 87 Stomach, healthy [section] showing ___________________
D 75 Stratified Flat Epithelium [whole mount] also listed as Epithelium
D 93 Testis, healthy [section]
D 37 Tomato Fruit (Lycopersicon) [cross section]
D 34 Vicia Faba, Dicot (Fava Bean or Broad Bean) Leaf [whole mount]
D 22 Vicia Faba, Dicot (Fava Bean or Broad Bean) Young Root [cross section]
D 58 Water Flea (Daphnia sp) [whole mount] also listed as Daphnia
D 14 Winter Jasmine Leaf [cross section] also listed as Leaf, Winter Jasmine

The slides names were sorted alphabetically using the DOS SORT command, included with Windows.

Jesse Ritz