Ultramarine Because It Produces By Combinations Tints Almost As Fine

: ON THE NEUTRAL, BLACK.

as ultramarine." A blue but not a velvet black, where intensity is

required some other is to be preferred. For mixtures, however, it is

stated to be admirable, and especially for linen, skies, distances, and

the various broken tints of carnations, &c.



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Besides those blacks which have been mentioned, there are others

furnished by several of the metals and by many organic substances

employed as dyes; but as the blacks in common use are all permanent, and

have been found sufficient for every purpose, it is scarce needful to

swell the list. Nor is it more needful, the Editor considers, to swell



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