vI 
THE ARTIFICIAL FORESTS OF 
EUROPE 
O some of us, in this age of travel, 
the forests of Europe have be- 
come as familiar as our own. As 
scenic objects they have their faults 
and their excellences. While we ap- 
preciate their order and neatness, and 
the beautiful effects that may arise out 
of the subordination of all components 
of the forest to one main purpose, we 
Americans always miss in them the 
freshness of nature. 
These forests, as they now stand, 
are the result of a long-continued ap- 
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