GREEN
Green results from the mixing of blue and yellow in varying
proportions according to the shade of colour required. _Berthollet_
says:--
"Many different plants are capable of affording green
colours; such as, the field broom grass, _Bromus
secalinus_; the green berries of the berry bearing alder,
_Rhamnus frangula_; wild chervil, _Chærophyllum
silvestre_; purple clover, _Trifolium pratense_; common
reed, _Arundo phragmites_; but these colours have no
permanence."[18]
_Hellot_ says:--"It is impossible to obtain more than one
colour from a mixture of blue and yellow, which is green;
but this colour comprehends an infinite variety of shades,
the principal of which are the Yellow green, the Light
green, the Gay green, the Grass green, the Laurel green,
the Molequin green, the Deep green, the Sea green, the
Celadon green, the Parrot green, and, I shall add, the
Duck-wing green, and the Celadon green with Blue. All
these shades and the intermediate ones are made after the
same manner and with the same ease. The stuff or wool dyed
blue, light or dark, is boiled with Alum and Tartar, as is
usually done to make white stuff yellow, and then with
Weld, Savory, or Greening Wood. The Weld and the Savory
are the two plants that afford the finest greens."
Another old Dye book says:--
"If you would dye your goods green, you must first dye
them yellow with Broom or Dyer's Weed, otherwise Yellow
Weed; after which put them into the Blue vat."
Every dyer has his particular yellow weed with which he greens his
blue dyed stuff. But the best greens are undoubtedly got from weld and
fustic.
The wool is dyed first in the blue vat; then washed and dried; then
after mordanting dyed in the yellow bath. This method is not arbitrary
as some dyers consider a better green is got by dyeing it yellow
before the blue. But the first method produces the fastest and
brightest greens as the aluming after the blue vat clears the wool of
the loose particles of indigo and seems to fix the colour.
If a bright yellow green is wanted, then mordant with alum after the
indigo bath; if olive green, then mordant with chrome.
The wool can be dyed blue for green in 3 different ways:--1st. in the
indigo vat (see page 68 et seq.); 2nd. with Indigo Extract (see pages
65-67); 3rd. with logwood, the wool having been previously mordanted
with chrome (see p. 82, No. 7, and p. 85 No. 17). For a good bright
green, dye the wool a rather light blue, then wash and dry; green it
with a good yellow dye, such as weld or fustic, varying the proportion
of each according to the shade of green required. Heather tips, dyer's
broom, dock roots, poplar leaves, saw wort are also good yellows for
dyeing green. If Indigo Extract is used for the blue, fustic is the
best yellow for greening, its colour is less affected by the sulphuric
acid than other yellows.
_Bancroft_ gives many recipes for dyeing green with quercitron. He
says:--
"Wool which has been first properly dyed blue in the
common indigo vat may be made to receive any of the
various shades of green which are usually given in this
way from weld, by boiling the blue wool (after it has been
well rinsed) in water, with about one eighth of its
weight in alum, and afterwards dyeing it unrinsed with
about the same quantity of Quercitron bark and a little
chalk which should be added towards the end of the
process.
In the same way cloth that has previously received the
proper shade of Saxon blue, may be dyed to a beautiful
Saxon green: it will be proper to add about 3 lbs. chalk
with 10 to 12 pounds of alum for the preparation liquor
for 100 lbs. weight of wool which is to be turned and
boiled as usual for about an hour, and then without
changing the liquor, 10 or 12 lbs. of Quercitron bark,
powdered and tied up in a bag, may be put into it, and the
dyeing continued. When the dyeing has continued about 15
minutes, it will be proper to add another lb. of powdered
chalk, stirring it well in, and to repeat this addition
once, twice or three times at intervals of 6 or 8 minutes.
The chalk does not merely answer the purpose of
decomposing the acid left in the wool by the sulphate of
indigo, but it helps to raise the colour and to render it
more durable."
According to _Bancroft_, Quercitron is the yellow above all others for
dyeing greens. He says:--
"The most beautiful Saxon greens may be produced very
cheaply and expeditiously by combining the lively yellow
which results from Quercitron bark, murio sulphate of tin
and alum, with the blue afforded by indigo when dissolved
in sulphuric acid, as for dyeing the Saxon blue".
For a full bodied green he says "6 or 8 lbs. of powdered
bark should be put into a dyeing vessel for every hundred
lbs. wool with a similar quantity of water. When it
begins to boil, 6 lbs. murio-sulphate of tin should be
added (with the usual precaution) and a few minutes
afterwards 4 lbs. alum: these having boiled 5 or 6
minutes, cold water should be added, and then as much
sulphate of Indigo as needed for the shade of green to be
dyed, stirring thoroughly. The wool is then put into the
liquor and stirred briskly for about ½ hour. It is best to
keep the water just at the boiling point."
RECIPES FOR DYEING GREEN.
1). BOTTLE GREEN FOR SILK WITH FUSTIC. (5 lbs.) Dissolve 2 lbs. alum
and 1 lb. copperas in water; work the silk in this for ½ hour; wash in
warm water. Work for ½ an hour in a decoction of 6 lbs. Fustic. Lift,
and add 2 oz. Indigo Extract. Work 20 minutes. Wash and dry.
2). GREEN FOR WOOL WITH FUSTIC. ½ lb. of wool is mordanted with ⅛
oz. chrome and ⅛ oz. Cream of Tartar for ½ an hour to 1 hour. Soak
overnight in water, 3 oz. Fustic and 2½ oz. logwood, and boil for 2
hours. Strain, and enter wool. Boil for 2 hours.
3). GREEN FOR LINEN WITH LARCH BARK. Mordant 4 lbs. linen with ½ lb.
alum. Boil for 2½ hours; wring out but do not dry. Boil up a quantity
of larch bark and boil linen in this for 2½ hours.
4). FUSTIC GREEN FOR WOOL. (50 lbs.) Mordant wool with 11 lbs. alum.
Soak 50 lbs. Fustic over-night, and boil up. Enter the wool and boil
for half-an-hour or more. Add Extract of Indigo in small quantities at
a time, till the desired colour is got.
5). SAXON GREEN FOR WOOL. Mordant the wool with alum and tartar for
half-an-hour; it is then taken out and aired, but not washed. The bath
is refreshed with cold water, and half the amount of the solution of
Indigo which is to be used is well mixed in. The wool is entered and
rapidly stirred for 5 or 6 minutes, without boiling. It is taken out
and the rest of the Indigo solution is well mixed in. The wool is put
in and boiled for ten minutes; then taken out and cooled. The bath is
then three-quarters emptied and filled up with a decoction of fustic.
When the bath is very hot, the wool is put in until the desired shade
of green is got.
6). GREEN WITH QUERCITRON FOR WOOL. Dye the wool blue in the Indigo
vat. Wash well. For 100 parts of wool, put 3 parts of chalk and 10 or
12 of alum. Boil the wool in this for 1 hour. Then to the same bath,
add 10 or 12 parts of Quercitron, and continue the boiling for ¼ hour.
Then add 1 part of chalk, and this addition is repeated at intervals
of 6 to 8 minutes till a fine green colour is brought out.
7). GREEN WITH QUERCITRON FOR COTTON. First, the cotton is dyed a sky
blue colour by means of indigo dissolved by potash and orpiment; then
it is passed through a strong decoction of sumach, in which it is left
until well cooled. It is then dried, passed through the mordant of
acetate of alumina, dried again, washed, worked for 2 hours in tepid
bath of Quercitron, (26¼ lbs. to 110 lbs. cotton).
8). GREEN WITH INDIGO EXTRACT & WELD FOR WOOL. Mordant 1 lb. wool with
4 oz. alum and ½ oz. cream of tartar. Dye blue with sufficient
quantity of Indigo Extract. Wash and dry. Prepare a dye bath with weld
which has been previously chopped up and boiled. Enter wool and boil
for half-an-hour or more.
FOOTNOTE:
[18] Note page 42 on British plants which dye green.
APPENDIX
LICHENS USED FOR DYEING WOOL BROWN.
_Continued from page 62_
_S. scrobiculata._ Aik-raw, Oak rag. Found on trees in Scotland and
England.
_Gyrophora deusta._ Scorched looking gyrophora. Found on rocks in
Scandinavia. Linnæus states that it furnishes a paint called "Tousch,"
much used in Sweden.
_G. cylindrica._ Cylindrical gyrophora. On rocks in Iceland. Greenish
brown. Also G. deusta.
_Alectoria jubata._ Horse hair lichen, Rock hair. On fir trees in
England, pale greenish brown.
_Parmelia parietina._ Common yellow wall lichen, Wäg-mässa, Wag-laf.
England and Sweden on trees, rocks, walls, palings. Used to dye Easter
eggs. Used in Sweden for wool dyeing.
_Cetraria juniperina._ En-mossa. On trees in Scandinavia.
_Borrera flavicans._ Yellow borrera. On trees in Germany, gamboge
yellow.
_Lecanora candelaria._ Ljus mässa. On trees in Sweden.
_Evernia flavicans._ Wolf's-bane evernia. On trees in Scandinavia,
gamboge yellow.
_Lecidea atro-virens._ Map lichen. On rocks in Scandinavia.
_Lepraria chlorina._ Brimstone coloured lepraria. Scandinavia, on
rocks.
_L. Iolithus._ Viol-mässa. Sweden, on stones. Gives to stones the
appearance of blood stains.
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GLOSSARY AND INDEX.
A.--_Adjective dyes_, 24. Dyes which require a mordant.
_Alder bark_, 43, 44, 100, 126.
_Alizarin._ The chief colouring principle of madder. It is also the
name for an extensive series of chemical colours produced from
anthracene, one of the coal tar hydrocarbons, discvrd., 1868.
_Alkaline ley_, 28.
_Almond_, 120.
_Amber_, 132.
_Alum_, 26-29.
_Aluminium sulphate_, 26.
_Aniline_, 3. Discovered, 1826 (_añil, Span. indigo_). First prepared
from indigo by means of caustic potash. Found in coal in 1834.
Manufactured on a large scale after Perkin's discovery of mauve in
1856.
_Anatta_, (Anotto, Arnotto, Roucou), 111. A dye obtained from the pulp
surrounding the seeds of the _Bixa orellana_; chiefly used in dyeing
silk an orange colour, but is of a fugitive nature.
_Archil_, 52, 53, 54.
_Argol_, 131. The tartar deposited from wines completely fermented, and
adhering to the sides of casks as a hard crust. When purified it
becomes Cream of Tartar.
_Ash_, 41, 120.
_Astringents_, 19, 26.
B.--_Barberry_, 41, 120.
_Barwood_, 67, 106.
_Beck._--A large vessel or tub used in dyeing.
_Bichromate of Potash_, 32.
_Birch_, 38, 42, 43, 99, 103.
_Black_, 122-123; from logwood, 79-85.
_Black Dye Plants_, 44.
_Blue_, 63; from Indigo, 66-75; from lichen, 61; from logwood, 79-85.
_Blue black_, 81.
_Blue Dye Plants_, 39.
_Blue stone_, 33.
_Blue vitriol_, 33-36.
_Bois de Campêche_, 77.
_Bois jaune_, Fustic, yellow wood.
_Brazil woods_, 106.
_British Dye Plants_, 37-44.
_Broom_, 41, 134.
_Brown_, 122-133; from lichens, 45-49, 51, 56, 57, 60-62, 140; from
madder, 102, 106; from weld, 112; from woad, 76.
_Brown Dye Plants_, 43.
_Buff_, 115.
C.--_Campeachy Wood_, 77.
_Camwood_, 106, 131.
_Carthamus._ Safflower, an annual plant cultivated in S. Europe, Egypt
and Asia for the red dye from its flowers.
_Catechu_, 33, 35, 36, 122-6.
_Caustic Soda._ Carbonate of soda, boiled with lime.
_Chestnut_, 35.
_Chrome_, 32, 33.
_Cinnamon_, 102.
_Claret_, 51, 84.
_Coal Tar Colours._ Colours obtained by distillation and chemical
treatment from coal tar, a product of coal during the making of gas.
There are over 2,000 colours in use.
_Cochineal_, 92-7, 132.
_Copper_, 33-5.
_Copper sulphate_, 33.
_Copperas_, 29, 30, 129.
_Corcur_, 51.
_Cotton_, 18; the dyeing of, 19; without mordant, 21; method in India,
19, 20; the mordanting of, 26.
_Cream_, from catechu, 124.
_Cream of Tartar_, 28-32, 34. See argol.
_Crimson_, 94-96, 106; from lichens, 49, 60.
_Crottle_, 46, 56-60, 62.
_Cudbear_, 45, 52, 54, 55, 57, 58, 67, 85, 129.
D.--_Detergent_, 15. A cleansing agent.
_Dip._ Generally applied to immersing cloth etc. in the blue vat.
_Divi-divi_, 35, 36. The dried pods of _Cæsalpina coriaria_, growing
in the West Indies and S. America. They contain 20 to 35% tannin and
a brown colouring matter.
_Dock_, 40, 44, 50, 69, 120, 135.
_Drab_, 80, 118, 126.
_Dyer's Broom_, 40, 121, 135.
_Dyer's Spirit_, 32. Aqua fortis, 10 parts; Sal Ammoniac, 5 parts;
Tin, 2 parts; dissolved together.
_Dyer's Weed_, 40, 134.
E.--_Enter._ To enter wool, to put it into the dye or mordant liquor.
_Extract of Indigo_, 65-69.
F.--_Felting_, to prevent, 15.
_Fenugrec_, Fenugreek, 107. _Trigonnella fœnugræcum._
_Ferrous sulphate_, 29.
_Flavin._ A colouring matter extracted from quercitron.
_Fleece_, various kinds of, 13.
_Flesh colour_, 132.
_Full, to._ To tread or beat cloth for the purpose of cleansing and
thickening it.
_Fuller's Herb._ _Saponaria officinalis._ A plant used in the process of
fulling.
_Fuller's Thistle_ or Teasle. _Dipsacus fullonum._ Used for fulling
cloth.
_Fustet._ Young fustic. Venetian Sumach. _Rhus cotinus._ It gives a
fine orange colour, which has not much permanence.
_Fustic_, 113-116, 130, 131, 135.
G.--_Galls_, _Gall nuts_, 26, 129. Oak galls produced by the egg of an
insect,--the female gall wasp. An excrescence is produced round the
egg, & the insect, when developed, pierces a hole & escapes. Those
gall nuts which are not pierced contain most tannic acid. The best
come from Aleppo and Turkey.
_Gramme_ or _Gram_. About 15½ grains (Troy).
_Green_, 133-9; with fustic, 137-8; with weld, 139.
_Green Dye Plants_, 42.
_Green Vitriol_, 29.
_Green wood_, 107, 108, 134.
_Greening weed_, 121.
_Grey_, 67, 79; from logwood, 80, 85.
H.--_Hazel colour_, 128.
_Heather_, 40, 85, 121, 135.
I.--_Iceland moss_, 51, 61.
_Indigo_, 63-75, 135-139.
_Indigo Extract_, 64-70; for green, 135-139.
_Iron_, 29-30.
K.--_Kermes_, 87-91.
_Kilo. Kilogramme._ Equals 2 lbs. 3·2 oz.
_Korkalett_, 50.
L.--_Lac_, 97, 98.
_Larch_, 43, 131, 137.
_Lavender_, 84.
_Lesser Dye_, 77, 79.
_Ley_, see lye.
_Lichen_, 45-62, 140.
_Lilac_, 95, 96, 97.
_Lima Wood_, 106, 107.
_Linen_, 21; to bleach, 22; the mordanting of, 26; various kinds of,
21.
_Litre_, 80. Nearly 1¾ pints.
_Lixiviation._ The process of separating a soluble substance from an
insoluble by the percolation of water.
_Lixivium._ (Lye). A term often used in old dye books. Water
impregnated with alkaline salts extracted by lixiviation from wood
ashes.
_Logwood_, 77, 130, 131, 137.
_Lye_ or _Ley_. Any strong alkaline solution, especially one used for
the purpose of washing, such as soda lye, soap lye.
M.--_Madder_, 38, 98-105, 132.
_Magenta_, 44.
_Maize_, 132.
_Mercerised Cotton._ Cotton prepared by treating with a solution of
caustic potash or soda or certain other chemicals. Discovered by John
Mercer in 1844.
_Milling._ The operation of fulling cloth.
_Mordants_, 24; general remarks on, 34; primitive mordants, 25.
_Muriate of Tin_, 31.
_Myrobalans_, 26, 35, 36. The fruit of several species of trees,
growing in China & the East Indies, containing tannic acid, (25-40%
tannin).
O.--_Oak bark_, 128.
_Oak galls_, 35, 36.
_Oil of Vitriol_, 64, 65, 67. Sulphuric acid.
_Old Fustic_, see Fustic.
_Old Gold_, 109, 112-114.
_Olive_, 109, 113, 118, 135.
_Onion skins_, 128.
_Orange_, 91, 93, 102, 106, 109, 120, 132; from lichens, 48, 51, 58,
60-2.
_Orchil_, 45, 52-55.
_Organzine._ Twisted raw silk from best cocoons, used for warp.
_Orseille_, 58.
_Oxalic Acid_, 30, 31.
P.--_Pastel_, 77. Woad.
_Peach_, 120.
_Peach wood_, 106-107.
_Pear_, 41, 120.
_Pearl ash._ Carbonate of Potash.
_Peat Soot_, 128.
_Persian Berries._ The dried unripe fruit of various species of
Rhamnus. Also called French berries, Grains of Avignon.
_Philamort_, 48.
_Pink_, 93; from lichen, 57.
_Plum colour_, from lichen, 48.
_Poplar_, 42, 135.
_Potassium Carbonate._ (Potashes). Carbonate of Potash has been known
since ancient times as a constituent of the ashes of land plants,
from which it is obtained by extraction with water. In most cases
Sodium Carbonate, which it strongly resembles, can be used in its
place.
_Potassium dichromate_, 32.
_Privet_, 39, 41, 42, 121.
_Purple_, from lichens, 53, 57-60, 62; with cochineal, 95, 96; with
logwood, 82, 85, 86, 87.
_Purple Dye Plants_, 43.
Q.--_Quercitron_, 116-120; for green, 135-137.
R.--_Red_, 87-107; from lichens, 48-51, 53, 56, 58, 60.
_Red Dye Plants_, 38.
_Red Spirits._ Tin spirits. Applied to tin mordants generally. A
solution of Stannous chloride.
_Red woods._ Camwood, Barwood, Sanderswood (Santal, Sandal, Red
Sanders), Brazil wood, Sapan wood, Peach wood.
_Retting_, 21.
_Roucou._ Anatta, Arnotto.
S.--_Sandalwood_ or Saunderswood, 106.
_Sadden, to_, _saddening_, 14, 30, 34, 127, 130, 132. To darken or dull
in colour.
_Sapan wood_, 106.
_Savory_, 107, 108.
_Sawwort_, 41, 135.
_Saxon blue_, 67, 70, 136. The dye made by Indigo dissolved in oil of
vitriol.
_Saxon green_, 118, 136, 138.
_Scarlet_, 88, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98.
_Scarlet of Grain_, 87.
_Scotch ell._ 37·2 inches.
_Scour, to._ To wash.
_Scroop._ The rustling property of silk.
_Scrottyie_, 49, 50, 59.
_Silk_, 16-18; to alum, 18; general method of dyeing, 17; to mordant,
26; the preparation of, 17; to soften, 18; various kinds of, 16; raw,
16, 17; waste, 16.
_Silver drab_, 84.
_Sloe_, 39.
_Soda ash._ Carbonate of soda.
_Soda ley_, 101.
_Sour water_, 28. To every gallon of water, add 1 gill vitriol; stir
thoroughly. Stuff steeped in this should be covered with the liquor,
otherwise it will rot.
(2). Water in which bran has been made to grow sour. 24 bushels of
bran are put in a tub, about 10 hogsheads of nearly boiling water is
poured into it; acid fermentation soon begins, and in 24 hours it is
ready to use.
(3). Throw some handfuls of bran into hot water and let it stand for
24 hours, or till the water becomes sour, when it is fit for use.
_Stannous Chloride_, 31.
_Staple_, 11, 12. A term applied to cotton and wool, indicating length
of fibre.
_Stuffing and Saddening_, 14, 30.
_Substantive Dye_, 24, 52, 65, 116. A dye not requiring a mordant.
_Sulphuric Acid_, 64, 66, 67, 70, 120, 131.
_Sumach_, 26, 35, 36, 126. Leaves and twigs of several species of
Rhus, containing Tannic acid. It is sold in the form of crushed leaves
or as a powder, (15-20% tannin).
T.--_Tannic Acid_, 26, 35.
_Tannin_, 35, 36.
_Tin_, 31, 32.
_Tin crystals_, 31.
_Tin salts_, 31.
_Tram._ Slightly twisted raw silk, used for weft.
_Turkey Red_, 99.
_Turmeric_, 116.
_Turquoise_, 69.
_Tyrian purple._ A purple colour obtained from certain shell fish,
such as Buccinum & Purpura. It is mentioned by Pliny as being
discovered in 1400 B.C. It was a lost art in the middle ages.
V.--_Valonia_, 35. Acorn cups of certain species of oak from S.
Europe, containing 25-35% of tannic acid.
_Vegetable alkali._ Potash.
_Verdigris_, 33. Acetate of copper.
_Violet_, 86, 94, 103.
_Vitrum_, 76.
W.--_Walnut_, 43, 127, 132.
_Water_ for dyeing, 23.
_Weld_, 107-112, 120, 130, 134, 135.
_Wet out_, to. To damp, before putting the yarn or cloth into the dye.
_Woad_, 39, 75-77.
_Wool_, 11; to bleach, 16; to cleanse, 15, 16; long staple wool, 12;
various kinds of, 11, 12, 13.
_Wool Dyeing_, general methods, 13-16.
Y.--_Yarn_, to soften, 16.
_Yellow_, 107-122; from lichens, 51, 57, 140; from sumach, 126.
_Yellow Dye Plants_, 39.
_Yellow Weed_, 134.
_Yellow Wood_, 107.
ERRATA
page 59. Rock Urcolaria shld. be Rock Urceolaria.
page 61. Flowering lusnea shld. be Flowering Usnea.
page 144. (printed without being corrected).
Add:--_Alder bark_, 43, 44, 100, 126.
_Almond_, 120.
_Amber_, 132.
_Argol_, 131.
_Ash_, 41, 120.
_Barwood_, 67, 106.
Correct:--
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_anie_ to _añil_
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--_C. O. Review._
A verse may find him who a sermon flies, and there is likely to be
here and there one, who seeing in a bookseller's window the red cover
and the black, the very black, cart thereon, will incontinently
purchase.
--_The New Witness._
His arguments are closely logical when he chooses to make them so,
though their sequence and arrangement are bewilderingly haphazard.
--_The Herald._
The whole effect is of a hotch-potch composed in a lunatic asylum; and
the pictures seem madder than the letterpress.... Much to the
irritation of my wife, for supper was waiting, I read on till I had
read the book right through.... The "mad" author of this book is
Douglas Pepler, the "mad" artist is Eric Gill. When I say "mad" I am,
for the moment, taking it for granted that the world is sane.--
_Labour Leader._
* * * * *
(and so on very nicely for several columns.)--
_Land and Water._
The drama is skilfully unfolded (though the author fails over the
spelling of Nietzsche, page 29) and interspersed with wood-cuts ...
and a still more excellent account of the passing of the poor man's
parlour.
_The Cambridge Magazine._
The author has marked with the toe of his boot the moral weakness on
which the Devil depends for his power over the modern world.--
_Red Feather._
Mr. Pepler perpetually _DROPS_ into dialogue with
FATAL
RESULTS.
_New Age._
End of Project Gutenberg's A Book on Vegetable Dyes, by Ethel Mairet