CHAEACTER OF BROADLEAF FORESTS 



and flowering dogwood, the latter' s 

 red berries in fall, the brilliant fruit 

 of the mountain ash, the perfect flowers 

 of the magnolias, the heavily clus- 

 tered locusts, honey locusts, and black 

 cherries, and the basswoods with 

 fragrant little creamy flowers, alike 

 do their part in lending character to 

 the forest wherever they may have 

 their range. 



Then, in addition to the beauty 

 that appeals to us through the outward 

 senses, there is a quality in the forests 

 that is dear to us through an inward 

 sense. It is the influence of a temper- 

 ament that seems to belong to the place 

 itself: the pure and health-giving atmo- 

 sphere, the quiet and rest that binds up 

 the wounded spirit and brings peace 

 to the troubled mind. 

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