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Washington 
CARSON 
WIND River ARBORETUM 
424 U. S. Court House, Portland, Oregon 
Established: 1912. Area: Nearly 9 acres. 
Director (Acting): Donald N. Matthews (1936). 
Administered by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Serv- 
ice, Project of Pacific Northwest Experiment Station, ten miles 
northwest of Carson in Columbia National Forest. Plantations: 
About 1700 trees, nearly 150 species. Publication: Reports of 
pened (mimeographed). Located across Columbia River about 
40 miles from Portland, Oregon. 
Saari (Gl) 
MerpicINAL PLANT GARDEN 
College of Pharmacy, University of Washington 
Seed hist: 
SIDA EI, (C4) 
WASHINGTON ARBORETUM AND BoTANIcAL GARDEN 
Department of Forestry, University of Washington 
Established: December 16, 1935. Area: 260 acres. 
Director: Hugo Winkenwerder (1935-— 
Serves as a public park. In 1935 the area, Washington Park, 
adjacent to the Campus of the State University of Washington, 
was set aside as a botanic garden and arboretum by the Seattle 
Park Board. It is to be “a state-wide institution under per- 
petual supervision of the University of Washington. 
Source of income: On December 16, 1935, a WPA (U. S. Works 
Progress Administration) Project, jointly sponsored by the 
University of Washington and the Park Department of the City 
of Seattle, was put into operation. This provides for $166,629 
of Federal Funds, and $129,660 additional in services and ma- 
terials contributed by the University and the City. This project 
was closed July 8, 1936, because the funds allotted were ex- 
hausted.. 
