| Quercitron bark | 200 parts |
| Lime | 10 parts |
| Alum | 10 parts |
| Terra alba | 300 parts |
| Whiting | 200 parts |
| Sugar of lead | 7 parts |
Put the bark into a tub, slake lime in another tub, and add the clear limewater to wash the bark; repeat this 3 times, letting the bark stand in each water 24 hours. Run liquor into the tub below and add the terra alba and whiting; wash well in the top tub and run into liquor below through a hair sieve, stirring well.
Dissolve the sugar of lead in warm water and pour gently into the tub, stirring all the time; then dissolve the alum and run in while stirring; press slightly, drop, and dry as required.
Dutch Pink.—
| I.— | Quercitron bark | 200 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Lime | 20 parts | |
| Alum | 20 parts | |
| Whiting | 100 parts | |
| Terra alba | 200 parts | |
| White sugar of lead | 10 parts | |
| II.— | Quercitron bark | 300 parts |
| Lime | 10 parts | |
| Alum | 10 parts | |
| Terra alba | 400 parts | |
| Whiting | 100 parts | |
| Sugar of lead | 7 parts |
Put the bark into a tub with cold water, slake 28 pounds of lime, and add the limewater to the bark. (This draws all the color out of the wood.) Dissolve alum in water and run it into bark liquor. The alum solution must be just warm. Dissolve sugar of lead and add it to above, and afterwards add the terra alba and whiting. The product should now be in a pulp, and must be dropped and dried as required.
Rose Pink.—
| I.—Light. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sapan wood | 100 parts | |
| Lima | 100 parts | |
| Paris white | 200 parts | |
| Alum | 210 parts | |
| II.—Deep. | ||
| Sapan wood | 300 parts | |
| Lima | 300 parts | |
| Terra alba | 400 parts | |
| Paris white | 120 parts | |
| Lime | 12 parts | |
| Alum | 200 parts | |
| III.— | Sapan wood | 200 parts |
| Alum | 104 parts | |
| Whiting | 124 parts | |
Boil the woods together in 4 waters and let the products stand until cold; wash in the whiting and terra alba through a hair sieve, and afterwards run in the alum. If a deep color is required slake 12 pounds lime and run it in at the last through a hair sieve. Let the alum be just warm or it will show in the pink.