Make permanent slides of leaves/mosses/lichens

[Satinnature]

Hello,

I searched the internet for some informations but to no avail.

I want to make some permanent slides of lichens, flowers, leaves, mosses.
The thing is, I don't know how. Am I supposed to dry mount them ? Use alcohol ?
I cannot find any modus operandi about that.

I hope some of you know

Thanks !

[MichaelG.]

Useful four-page paper available here:
https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... n_Glycerol

MichaelG.

[Satinnature]

Useful four-page paper available here:
https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... n_Glycerol

MichaelG.

Would glycerol work too with regular leaves or botanical specimens ?

[MichaelG.]

Would glycerol work too with regular leaves or botanical specimens ?

Not tried it myself yet, but I believe it works very well
... I know it’s recommended for pollen.

MichaelG.

[MichaelG.]

Before you ask ... I had no idea what a ‘lutant’ was, so I went searching:
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/cgi/view ... ubchapters

MichaelG.

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Edit: for further explanation, see ‘luting agent’ on Wikipedia

[Greg Howald]

When I tried to dry the leaf specimens using alcohol I got a crumbling mess. I mounted them "fresh cut" and used CVA adhesive as a mounting medium. They are now over a year old and still look great. Did I just get lucky?
I don't really know. With a limited budget I often have to make do rather than make right.
Greg