Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I

by Arnold James Cooley; Richard Vine Tuson

2. (Marchand.) Gunpowder, 14 parts; sulphur, 16 parts; dried soda, 20 parts; nitre, 50 parts.

3. (Marchand.) Charcoal, 1¹⁄₂ parts; sulphur, 17¹⁄₂ parts; dried soda, 20 parts; nitre, 61 parts.

Green-coloured Fires.[310]

No.	Potassium Chlorate, per cent.	Barium Nitrate, per cent.	Sulphur, per cent.
1	36	40	24
2	29	48	23
3	24	53	23
4	21	57	22
5	18	60	22
6	16	62	22
7	14	64	22
8	13	66	21
9	12	67	21
10	11	68	21
11	10	69	21
12	9·5	69·5	21
13	9	70	21
14	8·5	70·5	21
15	8	71	21

[310] Kern (‘Chemical News,’ September 29th, 1876).

Red-coloured Fires.

No.	Potassium Chlorate, per cent.	Strontium Nitrate, per cent.	Sulphur, per cent.	Carbon Powder, per cent.
1	40	39	18	3
2	32	46	19	2
3	27	51	20	2
4	23	55	20	2
5	20	58	20·5	1·5
6	18	60	21	1
7	16	61·6	21·2	1·2
8	15	63	21	1
9	13	64	22	1
10	12	65	22	1
11	11	66	22	1
12	10	67	22	1
13	10	67·25	22	0·75
14	9·25	68	22	0·75
15	9	68·35	22	0·65

Violet-coloured Fires.

No.	Potassium Chlorate, per cent.	Calcium Carbonate, per cent.	Malachite powdered, per cent.	Sulphur, per cent.
1	52	29	4	15
2	52	28	5	15
3	52	26	7	15
4	52	24	9	15
5	52	23	10	15
6	52	21	13	15
7	51	20	14	15
8	51	18	16	15
9	51	16	18	15
10	51	15	19	15
11	51	13	21	15
12	51	11	23	15
13	51	10	24	15
14	51	8	26	15
15	51	6	28	15

4. (Marsh.) Charcoal, 6 parts; sulphur, 19¹⁄₂ parts. For pans. Very beautiful.