Color bath:

Erythrosine solution (1 in 1,000) 25 cubic centimeters
Stronger ammonia (0.900)  4 cubic centimeters
Water175 cubic centimeters

The plate should not remain longer in the bath than 1 1/4 minutes.

Paper-sensitizing Processes:

Blueprint Paper.
A.—Potassium ferricyanide10 drachms
Distilled water 4 ounces
B.—Iron ammonia citrate15 drachms
Distilled water 4 ounces

Mix when wanted for use, filter, and apply to the surface of the paper.

With this mixture no developer is required. The paper after exposure is simply washed in water to remove the unaltered iron salts. The print is improved by immersion in dilute hydrochloric acid, after which it must be again well washed in water.

II.—The following process, credited to Captain Abney, yields a photographic paper giving blue lines on a white ground:

Common salt  3 ounces
Ferric chloride  8 ounces
Tartaric acid  3 1/4 ounces
Acacia 25 ounces
Water100 ounces