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The University therefore purchased, in 1914, the initial twenty 
acres of the present site to the west of Packard Road on the line 
between Ann Arbor and Pittsfield townships. The botanists trans- 
ferred to the Packard Road site in 1915, leaving the land along 
the river subsequently known as the “ Nichols Arboretum” to 
be administered by the Department of Landscape Design. This 
arrangement is still (December, 1936) in effect. Dr. Henry Al- 
lan Gleason was the first Director of the Botanical Gardens on 
the Packard Road site. 
ANN ARBOR (2) 
Tue Nicuots ARBORETUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 
Established: 1907. Area: About 90 acres. 
Directors: 
As University Botanic Garden and Arboretum. 
1. George Plumer Burns (Botanic Garden) (1907-1910) 
2. Charles Herbert Otis (Curator, 1910-1912); Acting Di- 
rector (1912-1913) 
3. Henry Allan Gleason (1913-1919) 
As Nichols Arboretum. 
4, Aubrey Tealdi (1919-1934) 
5. Harlow O. Whittemore (1934— ) 
Open free to the public at all times. Source of income: Uni- 
versity of Michigan budget (State of Michigan funds). Lzbrary: 
Same as that of Department of Landscape Design; about 5000 
volumes. radiate No herbarium separate from that of the 
Department of Botany. Plantations: ped east cock ic, geo- 
graphic. Bae Te Nichols Arboretum Bullet Sonics and 
shrubs hardy in southern Michigan. tale ae plant mate- 
rial to schools for study on request. Plans have been made to in- 
crease the area to 160 acres. Note: The itera Garden and Ar- 
boretum were combined until 1915 when the Botanic Garden was 
moved to a new site better adapted to its work. 
BATTLE CREEK 
LEILA ARBORETUM 
City Hall, Battle Creek 
Established: 1922. Area: 80 acres. 
Director: Commissioner of Parks, Buildings, and Grounds. 
