All light woods may be died by immersion. A fine crimson is made as follows: Take 1 lb. ground Brazil, boil in 3 quarts of water, add 1/2 oz. cochineal, and boil another half hour; may be improved by washing the wood previously with 1/2 oz. saffron to 1 quart water. The wood should be pear wood or sycamore. Purple satin: 1 lb. logwood chips, soak in 3 quarts of water, boil well an hour; add 4 ozs. pearlash, 2 ozs. powdered indigo. Black may be produced by copperas and nutgalls, or by japanning with two coats of black japan, after which varnish or polish, or use size and Lampblack previous to laying on ja-pan. A blue stain: 1 lb. oil of vitriol put in a glass bottle with 4 ozs. indigo; lay on the same as black. A line green: 3 pints of the strongest vinegar, 4 ozs. best powdered verdigris (poison), 1/2 oz. sap green, .1/2 oz. indigo. A bright yellow may be stained with aloe; the whole may be varnished or polished.