FOREST TREES AND FOREST SCENERY 
It has been said that the broadleaf 
trees grow naturally over a wide extent 
of territory. Of the unbroken wilder- 
nesses that covered the eastern parts of 
our country when it began to be colo- 
nized, only fragments remain. A few 
States are still densely wooded, but in 
these the forces which have caused 
the disappearance of similar forests in 
other regions have now begun to assert 
themselves. Some will yield to their 
old enemy, the ravaging fire that could 
so often be prevented; others must ulti- 
mately recede to make way for agri- 
culture; many will be removed more 
rapidly for the sake of their material. 
It is confidently to be expected, how- 
ever, in view of the widening influ- 
ence forestry is exerting, that where 
it is desirable a provision will be 
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