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Bottle Green (Work for an hour in a solution)

Work for an hour in a solution of 2 pounds alum and 1 pound and cannot be done with all kinds of colors, copperas; wash out in warm water, then work for 30 minutes in a decoction of 6 pounds fustic: lift, and add 2 fluid ounces indigo extract (see No. 99); work for 20 minutes, wash out and finish.

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