ARTIFICIAL FOEESTS OF EUROPE 



new science of forestry. To the for- 

 ester were finally intrusted the reestab- 

 lishment, protection and preservation, 

 the improvement, the regulation, the 

 management and administration, as 

 well as the final cutting, of the forest. 

 Such interference with the work of 

 nature ultimately affected its aspect. 

 In the long life of the forest the 

 changes were slow, but in course of 

 time the stamp of artificiahty was im- 

 pressed upon it, and the imprint of 

 nature's own countenance was taken 

 away. To an American, if he has 

 seen a little of our wildness, a great 

 charm is wanting in the artificial for- 

 ests of Europe. The sun does not seem 

 to set naturally, but to hide behind 

 roads and houses. It may be a life- 

 like and harmonious scene, but it does 

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