... hill-slopes, banks of rivers. Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to the Lake Superior region. Maine,—frequent; New Hampshire,—in the highlands of the southern section, and along the Connecticut river valley ... tendencies. In the sunlight the silvery-yellow feathering and the metallic sheen of trunk and branches make the yellow birch one of the most attractive trees of the New England forest. Bark.—Bark ... Vermont,—frequent in the western part of the state, and in the southern Connecticut valley (Flora of Vermont, 1900); Massachusetts and Rhode Island,—frequent throughout, especially in the highlands, less...