CHAPTER XIV. 



THE NORTHERN HARDWOODS REGION. 



General Considerations. 



This region is a transition belt varying in width from a few 

 miles to over forty, but with an average of less than twenty, 



Fig. 90. — A general view of the country in the northern hardwoods region. 



between the forests of the spruce region in the higher elevation 

 and those of the New England white pine region in the lower 

 elevations. On consulting the map on page 197, it will be seen 

 that the region is in two sections, the larger extending through 

 Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts, the 

 smaller being a small area in northeastern Maine, in the famous 



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