y recipes can be given for the dyeing of basic dyes on cotton; for
the range of tints and shades of all colours that can be produced by
their means is truly great. Typical recipes will be given showing what
basic dyes are available and how they can be combined together. The
dyer, however, who knows how to produce shades by combining one
dye-stuff with another is able to get many more shades than space will
permit to be given here.

_Sky Blue._--Mordant with 1 lb. tannic acid and 1/2 lb. tartar emetic,
then dye with 2-1/2 oz. Victoria blue B, and 1/2 oz. Turquoise blue G.

_Bright Blue._--Mordant with 2 lb. tannic acid and 1-1/2 lb. tartar
emetic, then dye with 1-1/2 lb. New Victoria blue B, and 3/4 lb.
Turquoise blue G.

_Pale Green._--Mordant with 1-1/2 lb. tannic acid and 1/4 lb. tartar
emetic, then dye with 1/4 oz. Brilliant green and 1/2 oz. Auramine I I.

_Bright Green._--Mordant with 1 lb. tannic acid and 1 lb. tartar emetic,
then dye with 6 oz. Brilliant green and 8 oz. Auramine I I.

_Turquoise Blue._--Mordant with 2 lb. tannic acid and 1-1/2 lb. tartar
emetic; dye with 1 lb. Turquoise blue G.

_Crimson._--Mordant with 3 lb. tannic acid and 2 lb. tartar emetic, then
dye with 1-1/4 lb. Brilliant rhoduline red B and 5 oz. Auramine I I.

_Bright Violet._--Mordant with 2 lb. tannic acid and 1 lb. tartar
emetic; dye with 1-1/4 lb. Rhoduline violet and 3 oz. Methyl violet B.

_Rose Lilac._--Mordant with 2 lb. tannic acid and 1 lb. tartar emetic;
dye with 3/4 lb. Rhoduline violet.

_Yellow._--Mordant with 3 lb. tannic acid and 2-1/2 lb. tartar emetic;
dye with 2 lb. Auramine I I.

_Orange._--Mordant with 3 lb. tannic acid and 2-1/4 lb. tartar emetic;
dye with 2 lb. Chrysoidine.

_Green._--Mordant with 3 lb. tannic acid and 2-1/2 lb. tartar emetic,
then dye with 2 lb. Brilliant green.

_Red Violet._--Mordant with 1-1/2 lb. tannic acid and 1-1/4 lb. tartar
emetic, then dye with 8 oz. Methyl violet 4 R.

The same method may be followed with all the brands of Methyl, Paris and
Hoffmann violets, and so a range of shades from a purple to a pure
violet can be dyed. The 4 R to R brands of these violets dye reddish
shades, the redness decreasing according to the mark, the B to 6 B
brands dye bluish shades, the blueness increasing till the 6 B brand
dyes a very blue shade of violet.

_Bright Sea-Green._--Mordant with 1 lb. tannic acid and 1/2 lb. tartar
emetic, then dye with 2 oz. Turquoise blue G and 1/4 oz. New