. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jQog. The American Florist. 291 To Make Blue Print Paper For Fern Prints. First prepare two separate solutions in separate bottles. For solution No. 1 dissolve one ounce of red prussiate of potash in eiglit ounces ot water. Tlie potasli is not quickly soluble and it will dissolve quicker if pulverized. For solution No. 2 dissolve one ounce and 80 grains of ammonia-citrate of iron in eight ounces of water. The iron dissolves quickly. Always use the same bottle for the same solution. The solution will keep only a sh
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jQog. The American Florist. 291 To Make Blue Print Paper For Fern Prints. First prepare two separate solutions in separate bottles. For solution No. 1 dissolve one ounce of red prussiate of potash in eiglit ounces ot water. Tlie potasli is not quickly soluble and it will dissolve quicker if pulverized. For solution No. 2 dissolve one ounce and 80 grains of ammonia-citrate of iron in eight ounces of water. The iron dissolves quickly. Always use the same bottle for the same solution. The solution will keep only a short time when mixed, but the potash alone will keep good indefinitely and the iron keeps fairly well except in warm weather. Both solutions are better kept in the dark. The most important of all is to get good paper for coating with the solu- tions^ The paper must be smooth, firm and hard or sized so that the solution or coating will stay on the surface and not strike in. Good re- sults are obtained with a paper called Mikado Bond, also with "Parson's Defundum, Linen ; These names may be seen as "water marks" by looking at the paper before a light. For coating the paper, make a solu- tion consisting of an equal part of so- lutions Nos. 1 and 2. Then with a sponge or brush coat the entire sur- face of the paper evenly on one side with the solution and hang the paper in a dark place to dry. In order to cover all the surface, it is best to draw the sponge or brush back and forth across the paper rapidly until the paper is covered and then go over the paper the second time cross brush- ing the strokes of the first applica- tion. The quicker the coating can be evenly applied the better the re- sult. Too much rubbing of the paper or taking too much time in covering the surface tends to work the solution into the paper instead of staying on the surface only. If the solution strikes into the body of the paper it will not wash out after printing so as to give
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