Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 483
PAPYRUS ROLLED. branches. When very old, the tree blossoms,and dies after ripening its fruit. The tree neverblooms but once. The leaves used for books … PAPYRIS PARTLY LNROLLED. are cut by the natives before they spread open,and are of a pale brownish-yellow, a color theyretain for ages. The characters are impressedupon the leaf, and are rubbed over with char-coal to make them show more plainly. Theleaves are then strung together between coversof…
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