STEAM COLOURS.

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No. 11. Brown .—

Berry liquor, at 20° Tw. i£ gal.

Brazil-wood liquor, at 8° Tw. i£ ,,

Alum . 3 lbs.

Lavender liquor (see below). J gal.

Gum Senegal water (6 lbs.). ij gals.

Nitrate of copper, at ioo° Tw. ij lbs.

No. 12. Lavender Liquor .—

Red liquor, at 18“ Tw. 2 gals.

Logwood, ground .6 lbs.

Let steep for forty-eight hours, and strain off the clear liquor. Some makersboil the mixture instead of steeping in the cold. A stronger liquor is madewith 10 lbs. of ground logwood to the same amount of red liquor.

No. 13. Brown Standard .—■

Bark liquor, at 12° Tw. 14 quarts

Sapan liquor, at 12° Tw.- ~n . 3J ,,

Logwood liquor, at 12° Tw. ij ,,

Gum substitute water (8 lbs.) . 12 „

Alum . 3| lbs.

Chlorate of potash. 2 ozs.

Red prussiate . 5 ,,

From this shades of light brown are made by reducing with gum-water.No. 14. Another Brown .—

Bark liquor, at 12° Tw. . 3 quarts

Sapan liquor, at 10° Tw. . 2 ,,

Berry liquor, at 12“ Tw. .. .. . 3 ,,

Logwood liquor, at 12° Tw. 2 „

British gum. 12 lbs.

Boil, and add

Alum . | lb.

Sal-ammoniac . 8 ozs.

Blue vitriol. 8 ,,

Nitrate of copper, at 80° Tw. f pint

Lilac standard (see below) . 3 quarts.

No. 15. Lilac Standard .—

Logwood liquor, at 20° Tw.

Heat it to 175°, and dissolve in it—

Gum Senegal .

Red prussiate .

Alum .

Oxalic acid.

Binoxalate of potash ..

4 quarts.4 lbs.

lib.

8

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1 0Z.

2 OZS.

No. 16. Another Brown .—

Berry liquor, at 3 0 Tw. 4 quarts

Peachwood liquor, at 8° Tw. 2 ,,

Logwood liquor, at 8° Tw. 1 piut

Nitrate of copper, solid . lbs.

Alum . 11