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THE PURPOSE OF FOREST RESERVATIONS HEAR URBM CEUTERS. 



Definition . 



In order to avoid any misunderstanding 

 in the meaning of the term "forest reservation" as 

 here takan, it may he well to explain quite clearly 

 the distinction between this and different types 

 of pleasure parks. The latter comprise"; areas 

 variously treated - The larger naturalistic parks, 

 which might he confused by some with woodland 

 reservations, may be considerably tree -clad, but they 

 are not continuously so. Rather they partake of 

 the more or less finished character of rolling 

 meadows* with artificially created or carefully 

 preserved groups of trees, easy footpaths and sweeping 

 driveways and bordering masses of ornamental 

 shrubbery. Large or small, formal or informal, 

 parks show the handiwork of man. forest reserva- 

 tions, on the other hand, are stretches of natural 

 woodland, preserved and managed to keep their 

 sylvan charm and the woodsy flavor of a natural 

 forest. 

 Uses . 



These woodlands reservations, moreover, 

 serve distinct purposes. Generally speaking, the 

 uses to which forests may be put are three-fold; 



