_Leaf Yellow_.--Mordant with 3 lb. bichromate of potash and 1/2 lb.
sulphuric acid; then dye with 2 lb. Gambine Y and 1 lb. Yellow N.
_Deep Leaf Yellow_.--A somewhat deeper shade than the last is dyed by
first mordanting with 2 lb. bichromate of potash and 1/2 lb. sulphuric
acid, then dyeing with 2 lb. Gambine R and 1 lb. Yellow N.
_Lemon Yellow_.--Prepare a bath with 40 lb. fustic, 6 lb. alum, 6 lb.
tartar, and 3/4 lb. tin crystals; enter the wool and work at the boil
for one and a half hours, then lift, wash and dry.
_Olive Yellow_.--Mordant, 3 lb. bichromate of potash and 2 lb. tartar;
dye, 3 lb. extract of fustic.
_Deep Lemon_.--Mordant, 3 lb. bichromate of potash and 2 lb. tartar;
dye, 1 lb. Alizarine Yellow G G W.
_Golden Yellow_.--Mordant, 3 lb. bichromate of potash and 1 lb. (p. 126)
sulphuric acid; dye, 10 lb. Alizarine Yellow G G W.
_Light Straw_.--Make the dye-bath with 3 oz. Anthracene Yellow B N,
5 lb. acetate of ammonia, and 3 lb. bisulphate of soda; work at the
boil to shade, then lift, wash and dry.
_Old Gold_.--A very fine shade of old gold is obtained by dyeing in a
bath of 3 lb. Anthracene Yellow C, 5 lb. acetate of ammonia, and 3 lb.
bisulphate of soda. Work at the boil for three-quarters of an hour,
then lift; add to the dye-bath 3 lb. fluoride of chrome, re-enter the
wool, and work for one and a half hours longer at the boil; lift, wash
and dry.
_Deep Yellow_.--Mordant, 3 lb. bichromate of potash and 2-1/2 lb.
tartar; dye, 2 lb. Mordant Yellow D.
_Pale Olive Yellow_.--Dye with 3 lb. Anthracene Yellow G G, 10 lb.
Glauber's salt, and 2 lb. acetic acid; after the dye-bath is exhausted
of colour add 3 lb. fluoride of chrome, and work at the boil half an
hour longer.
_Gold Yellow_.--Dye with 3 lb. Anthracene Yellow B N, 10 lb. Glauber's
salt, and 3 lb. acetic acid; after half an hour's boil, add 1-1/2 lb.
bichromate of potash, work for half an hour longer.
_Gold Yellow_.--Dye with 2 lb. Indian Yellow R, 10 lb. Glauber's salt,
and 2 lb. sulphuric acid.
GREEN SHADES ON WOOL.
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