Magruder Park Swamp
Prince Georges Post
By: N. Hotchkiss and F.M. Uhler
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Abstract
The last Tuesday in August, between five-thirty and seven in the evening, we zigzaged through this glorious jungle, attended by a family of Wood Pewees for whom we seemed to be stirring up a feast of flying insects. There was gentle background music by Mole Crickets. A few steps in from the playing field and we were out of sight in ten-foot-high Cattails. All through, we met -- as high as we, or higher--clumped Cinnamon Ferns, deep-rose Joe Pye Weed, and orange, pendent flowers of Jewelweed (first cousins to Balsam and Sultana). Here and there were soft, white spikes of Canadian Burnet, a rare plant hereabouts, and deep purple Ironweed. Dense-foliaged Hempweed climbed over bushes and up small trees, filling the air with its delicate fragrance. Arrowleaf Tear-thumb snatched at us with tiny prongs on its angled stems. Once in a while we tripped over huge sedge tussocks, half-hidden in the tangle. A few times we steered around a small bush of Poison Sumac. The next day We remembered seeing ninety kinds of plants on this hasty trip. Skunk Cabbage leaves recalled April, when a person, from the edge of the lawn, could see huge clumps of them all the way across the swamp. The sky had been washed by last week's downpours; scattered Gums were reddening; and Maples were getting ready for crimson beauty a month from now. There wasn't a mosquito! (Ed. Note.-The Hyattsville City Council is taking pains to preserve this interesting swamp.)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Magruder Park Swamp |
| Series title | Prince Georges Post |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 33 |
| Year Published | 1967 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 2 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Prince Georges Post |
| First page | 2 |
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