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Olive Green

Dye a Prussian blue (see No. 131); then work for 10 minutes in red liquor (sec No. 100) at 4° Baumé; wash in hot water, and work in a decoction of 3 pounds bark and 1 pound logwood; lift, and add 1/2 pint red liquor, and work 10 minutes; wash and dry. By varying the proportions of bark and logwood, different shades of green may be obtained. may be If the goods be yarn, a light blue may dyed by the vat (see No. 130) instead of the Prussian blue, and proceeded with as above.