The retreat of the Inatsukas at Yokooka in Settsu Ikeda

Abstract

Garden trees in a wealthy farmer-merchant retreat in the Edo period were surveyed by means of their family diary. The species of trees, the planting period, the maintenance, the means of tree aquisition, the planting plan, and the utilities have been shown in this paper. And we concluded that the family enjoyed the beauty of the garden plants, utilized the trees for building materials and fuel, sold the fruits, and observed the flowering time to find out the weather which determined the rice crop.