THE NATIVE LANDSCAPE 
Fig. 133. Lizarp Heap Prax, CoLoraDo 
for the exercise of the best talent in the profession of landscape 
gardening. In estimating the scope and power of this spontaneous 
popular movement one must count with the National Parks of the 
United States, also the National Parks of Canada, the National 
Forests of both countries, the National Monuments, the state parks 
and state forests. All of these are largely used for purposes of 
recreation and health, which uses are intimately related to the 
preservation of the natural landscape. 
At this point it is important to consider just what service the 
landscape gardener may perform in relation to these vast reserves 
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