Show leaves used for paper leaves of trees were used for purposes very early ly the egyptians and probably by the greeks tha hin doos continued tha use of this material until within a few centuries even at the present time books of leaves are not uncommon in the south of india and the isla id of ceylon the leaves of some asiatic trees from their size and smooth ness are admirably adapted for looks if we may judge from the name leaf being still applied to the paper of books we should imagine these leaves to have been formerly the principal material in use new york world |