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Rich Green Drab
Work the goods 30 minutes in a bath with 1 ounce in a solution of 8 ounces copperas (sulphate bichromate of potassa, ounce alum, ounce of iron), and 2 fluid ounces nitrate of iron; tartar; lift out and wash in cold water; then work for half an hour in another bath with 4 ounces logwood, 2 ounces fustic, 1 ounce barwood (or ounce peachwood); wash and dry. The shades of this can be varied by using different proportions of the stuffs.