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Show RECOGNIZE VALUE OF TREES People Awake to the Necessity of Their Presence for the Proper -. Landscape Effect. With the growing Interest in forest" ry, the landscape effect of the trees used for reforesting purposes should not be overlooked. As country homes Increase In number, the esthetic features fea-tures in both cultivated areas and woodlands become more and more Ira- portant, writes F. W. Kelsey in the American Forestry Magazine. Progress In this direction in the United States may be classified into three distinct periods. . . . 1. The early clearing of the native woods growth with waste and destruc tlon alike of the natural foliage effect! and the irreparable loss of the tlrabei supply, without consideration being given to future needs. , 2. The awakening to a realization ol this suicidal policy as manifested Id the conservation movement, which haf now become a subject of nation-wide Importance. 3. The prospective period when the beauty of the forest growth will In the treatment of forestry land be recognized recog-nized as an Important factor of development de-velopment In connection with the utlll tarlnn purposes of the forest The fact is now everywhere appreciated ap-preciated that a treeless landscape is like a treeless city, an unattractive and depressing sight |