Chondrocytes appear in small groups but there is no perichondrium. Notice how the ground substance is darkest near the chondrocytes fading with distance. In this preparation, the chondrocytes are not stained as nicely and are relatively harder to visualize. Within the fibrous matrix, the chondrocytes reside, usually in small groups. Read your textbook on page 148 to get a more complete description of fibrocartilage.
Elastic cartilage is distinguished by the presence of elastic fibers in the matrix.
Unless stained specifically to reveal elastic fibers, it looks pretty much like hyaline cartilage. Usually found in the ear, the epiglottis and larynx. These locations are surfaced by a stratified squamous epithelium. 29A Elastic cartilage sec. Epiglottis, Masson 121C Epiglottis, l.s. 29C Elastic cartilage, Verhoeff 29C, shown above, has been stained to reveal elastic fibers of the cartilage.