(2) Uranium Madder Grey.—Add together 70 fl. oz. extraot of madder in paste, the same measure of acetio acid at 94° Tw., and 105 6. oz. acetate of uranium at 14° Tw.
liquor, 4 gal. ; blue standard, 4 gal.; gum water, 24-48 gal.
The lavender liquor is prepared by mixing 2 gal. red liquor at 18° Tw. with 6 lb. ground logwood. Steep for 48 house, and strain off the clear. A stronger quality is made from 10 lb. logwood with the same quantity of red liquor.
For blue standard, take 1 gal. water, f lb. oxalic acid, 4i oz. yellow prime:late, 28 ,oz. gum substitute, water 1 gal.
standard, 6 gal.; purple standard, 2 gal. ; gum substitute, 20 lb.
For pink standard, mix cochineal liquor at 6° Tw., 4 gal. ; alum, 2 lb. ; cream of tartar, 2 lb. ; oxalic acid, lb.
For purple standard, logwood liquor at 12° Tw., 2 gal.; alum, 12 oz. ; red prussiate, 8 oz.; and oxalic acid, 4 oz.
Saturn red (Baden Aniline and Soda Co.), 9 lb. 13 oz. ; glycerinc-arsenio, 7 ft oz. ; water, 44 fl. oz. ; blood-albumen thickening, 104 pints ; gum water, 34 pints.
The gum water is made by dissolving 211 oz. gum senegal in lf pint water.
For the glycerine-arsenic, dissolve 2 lb. 81 oz. arsenious acid in 174 pints glycerine at 36° Tw., and concentrate to 100° Tw.
To make the blood-albumen tbiokening, dissolve 13 lb. 2 oz. blood-albumen at a gentle beat in 16 pints of water, 7 fl. oz. caustic ammonia at 10 per cent., and 84 6. oz. oil of turpentine. Print, dry, steam, and wash.
Pinks: (1) Sapan-wood Pink.—Sapan liquor at 3° Tw., 1 gal. ; pink salt, 1 lb. ; sal ammoniac, lb. ; oxalic acid, 1 oz. ; blue-stone, 1 oz. ; thick gum water, 1 gal.
(2) Pink Standard (Coohineal).—Coobineal liquor at 6° Tw., 4 gal. ; alum, 2 lb ; bitartrate of potash (cream of tartar), 2 lb. ; oxalio acid, lb. ; thick gum senegal water, 4 gal.
(3) Mixed Pink.—Sapan liquor at 8° Tw., 5 gal. ; cochineal liquor at 8° Tw., 1 gal.; nitrate of alumina, lb.; alum, 3 lb. ; oxalic) acid, 2 oz. ; chlorate of potash, 8 oz. When these ingredients are perfectly mixed up, add 12 gal. gum water.
(4) Cochineal Pink—Cochineal liquor, 8° Tw., 1 gal.; starch, 20 oz. Boil a little, and add 3 oz.
oxalic acid. Dissolve, strain, print, steam for 40 minutes at 3 lb. pressure ; let lie for a night, and run through very weak alum-water.
Purples: (1) Alizarine Purple.—Alizarine paste, 15 per cent., lf lb.; thickening for purple, 24 gal. ; pyrolignite of iron, 17° Tw., 4 lb. ; acetate of lime, 234° Tw., f lb. After printing, the pieces are steamed for 1-2 hours at a pressure of atmos., and then aged for 24-36 hours. The steam should be very moist. The pieces are gathered on rollers, and rinsed for 1-14 hour through the following bathe, heated to 50°-60° (122°-140° F.) :—Water, 250 gal. ; chalk, 40 lb. ; arsenate of soda, 10 lb. Wash, soap for hour in a bath containing 3 lb. soap to 10 pieces of 50 yds. each, heated to 60°-71° (140°460° F.). Wash ; dry ; if needful, give another light soaping. The best results are obtained by steaming perfectly dry pieces with wet steam.
The thickening for purples, above mentioned, °onside of wheat starch, 12 lb. ; water, 44 gal. ; tragacanth mucilage, 2} gal.; acetic acid, 1I• 2° Tw., 3 qt.; olive oil, 2 lb.
It is to be remarked that alizarine shades, when obtained by dyeing upon mordants previously printed upon the fibre, are more beautiful, more transparent, fester, and more economical than when fixed by steaming. Hence alizarine colours ought not to be applied by steaming, except when it 3 is absolutely necessary, i. e. when blues, greens, yellows, oranges, catechu browns, greys, mauves, &c., have to be associated with alizarine reds and purples.
(2) Logwood Purple.—Logwood liquor at 16° Tw., ; red liquor at 20° Tw., lf gal. ; car bonate of soda, 1 oz.; crystal soda, 5 oz. ; red prussiate, 5 oz. ; oxalic acid, lb. ; gum senegal, 10 ]b. Boil, cool, and strain.
Reds or Roses : (1) Magenta Red.—Magenta crystals, + oz.; acetic acid, 6f oz. ; water, 3 oz. Dissolve at a boil. Meantime mix for thickening 17f fl. oz. red liquor at 211° Tw. ; the same measure of water, and 12 oz. dextrine. Boil, cool, and mix with 4f oz. thick gum water.