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3 lbs. of tartar, boiling for ten minutes. Cool to i8o° F., and enter the wool,boiling for one hour. Then add a solution of 2 lbs. of sulphate of copper,again boiling slowly for half an hour. Darken with 5 lbs. of copperas. Whenthe wool has become even, cool the dye and add two pails of urine.

Olive on Zephyr.

For 100 lbs. of yarn. First boil the yarn for one hour in a solution of20 lbs. of alum, 5 lbs. of tartar, and 2 lbs. of sulphate of copper. Variousshades may be obtained upon the prepared wool with fustic, turmeric, orchil,extra# of indigo, and picric acid.

BROWNS.

Chrome Brown.

For 100 lbs. of fabric. Boil for one hour in a bath of 2 lbs. of bichromateof potash and 5 lbs. of tartar. Then prepare a fresh kettle with 10 lbs. ofpeachwood, 1 lb. of logwood, and 1 lb. of tartar, boiling for ten minutes.Cool to 175 0 F., entering and boiling the fabric for half an hour. The aboveproportion of tartar and chrome should be stri&ly adhered to, in order thatthe colour may become even.

Chrome Red-Brown.

Prepare as for chrome brown. Then produce the desired shade by meansof fustic or picric acid. Evenness can be attained by employing sufficienttartar.

Camwood Brown.

For 100 lbs. of wool. Boil until thoroughly incorporated 100 lbs. of cam-wood, 20 lbs. of sumach, 5 lbs. of logwood, and 2 lbs. of tartar. Cool to190° F., boiling the wool, after careful handling, for one hour. Add a solutionof 2 lbs. of sulphate of copper, again boiling for half an hour. Darken witha solution of 6 lbs. of copperas ; and, to obtain a deeper shade, add 3 pails ofurine. Remove and cool quickly.

Fast Brown.

For 100 lbs. of wool. Boil for a few minutes 15 lbs. of camwood, 30 lbs.of madder, 10 lbs. of fustic, 15 lbs. of sumach, 5 lbs. of logwood, and 2 lbs.of tartar. Cool, and enter the wool, boiling for one hour, adding afterwards

2 lbs. of sulphate of copper. Darken with 6 lbs. of copperas, and deepen with

3 pails of urine, or with soda.

Another fast brown, but more expensive than the former, may be colouredby the following method. For 100 lbs. of wool:—Dissolve 20 lbs. of alum,3 lbs. of tartar, and 6 lbs. of muriate of tin, and boil the wool for ten minutesin the solution, allowing it to remain over night. To a kettle of fresh waterat 140° F., add 100 lbs. of madder; and handle the wool in this bath for onehour and a half, boiling for twenty minutes. Remove, cool, and rinse, finishingto the required shade in the blue vat.

Light Brown.

For 100 lbs. of wool. Boil 15 lbs. of fustic, 10 lbs. of madder, 12 lbs. ofcamwood, 2 lbs. of tartar for ten minutes. Cool to 1S0 0 , and enter the wool,

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