AETIFICIAL FORESTS OF EUROPE 



his own estates. This gentleman has 

 applied to them the practical methods 

 of approved forestry under such modi- 

 fications as his experience and taste 

 suggested, and has thereby not only 

 made his forest profitable, but also 

 more beautiful than it was before/ 



"With respect to our own forests it 

 may be asserted that most of the pri- 

 vate forest holdings of the United 

 States, and probably all our national 

 forest reserves,^ as such, are destined 

 primarily to serve purposes of utility, 

 and very often to serve such purposes 

 only. There are, however, a number 

 of large forest estates owned by indi- 

 viduals, and some belonging to com- 

 monwealths and municipalities, which 

 are esteemed as highly for their scenic 

 character as for their material value, 

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