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Fossil Forest Reservation is the only 
one of its kind in all Europe ; but 
I was recently informed that it is 
not looked after carefully, as a good 
many plants of recent growth have 
sprung up which have no place in a 
fossil grove. If so, it is to be wished 
that the original state of this monu- 
ment of nature may soon be restored. 
Societies. There are many as- 
sociations, societies, and clubs whose 
object it is to promote the preserva- 
tion of beautiful scenery and natural 
objects of great interest. Perhaps the 
most important of its kind is the 
National Trust for Places of Historic 
Interest or Natural Beauty, formed in 
1895, and incorporated under the Joint 
Stock Companies Act. The Trust is 
the only corporation in Great Britain, 
with the exception of County Councils 
and the Board of Works empowered 
to hold lands or buildings of beauty 
