According to Jensen's Botanical Histochemistry (1962):
Use a saturated aqueous solution of phloroglucinol in 20% HCl.
In article <34C6107E.2B4C at grove.iup.edu>, jlpicker at grove.iup.edu wrote:
>Help!! I have misplaced the stain mixture for phloroglucinol. This is
>used to stain secondary cells walls (lignin) a red color. I believe it
>is a 1% solution, but don't recall what the solution is (water,
>alcohol). I would appreciate it if someone could provide the correct
>method for making this useful stain. Thanks.
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