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first in alum water, adding new Brazil three or 

 four times fresh to the liquor, and simmer 

 slowly for a day or two. 



A fiery brown may be made from lima or peth- 

 wood, barked with turmeric and alum water. 



A golden yellow may be had from citrine 

 bark, boiled in new stuff three times slowly, 

 bark with alum, and dip in potash or brilla. 



All blues may be dipped in potash, to sadden 

 the colour. 



A crottle or red orange, boil madder and 

 stone crottle together, and bark with alum 

 water ; the madder will do if the crottle cannot 

 be had.^ The crottle grows on stones in rocky 

 places, like red moss. 



An orange may be had by dyeing yellow in 

 strong liquid three times fresh; bark with 

 alum, and dip in potash. 



A Green Drake may be made by dyeing a 

 good yellow first, and adding a few drops of 

 the blue decoction from the bottle of prepared 

 blue dye, this comes to the green drake colour; 

 add a little copperas to make a green dark or 

 light, as you please. 



A golden olive may be made by dyeing brown 

 red hackles in fustic and a little copperas, and 



