5.1 Making a root tip squash

5.1 Making a root tip squash :    Hzc 32 , 47A

• a young garlic, spring onion seeding (take about 10 days) (Spring onions are ready in 2/4 days)

• Microscope slide and cover

• Scalpel, knife...

• Bunsen burner spirit burner

• heat proof mat

• mounted needle

• tweezer

• filter paper

• small bottle of HCl 1.0M with dropper

• small bottle of orcein ethanoic stain (Acetic orcein stain) with dropper

• a watch glass

• a white tile

• Distilled water

• Gloves (Orcein)