363 
Illinois 
CHICAGO (1) 
Dune Forest GARDENS (ABANDONED) 
Dune Forest Company, 77 West Washington St., Chicago 
Established: 1927. Area: 100 acres. 
Director (In charge): Paul Carpenter Standley, of the Field Mu- 
seum, Chicago. (1928-1930) 
Note: About 1927 The Dune Forest Company subdivided a 
piece of wooded and hilly property in the sand dune region of 
northern Indiana, adjacent to the Indiana Dunes State Park. It 
was the plan of the Forest Dune Company to “improve” 100 
acres, and to leave the balance in its natural condition. During 
the world-wide economic depression the property was lost to the 
owners, and apparently the project, which started out with so much 
promise, has been abandoned. 
CHICAGO (2) 
(Botanic GARDEN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO) 
Department of Botany, University of Chicago 
An Associated Press dispatch, in 1934 announced that the Uni- 
versity of Chicago had “ set aside a tract of land for the establish- 
ment of a botanic garden at some future date.” Official informa- 
tion received from the University Department of Botany, states 
that the University ‘has no botanic garden properly so-called, 
nor do we term the experimental plots a botanic garden.” 
JOLIET 
Pi_tcHER ARBORETUM 
Established: 1920. Area: 327 acres. 
Administered by the Park Superintendent under the direction 
of the Board of Park Commissioners, Joliet. Open free daily at 
all hours. Source of income: Tax budget of the city. This area, 
formerly the estate of H. N. Higginbotham, was purchased by 
Mr. Robert Pilcher and given to the city to administer as a public 
arboretum. 
