MITSUI Hisae and the dawning of Horticultural Education for Women

Abstract

The aim of this study is obtain the character of Landscape Architecture of formulation of the horticultural education at Nara Women's Higher Normal School and so on.
MITSUI Hisae was an assistant professor of horticulture at Nara Women's Higher Normal School. She laid stress on practice hours at the dawning of Horticultural Education for Women.
She taught landscape value of each plant with respect to adaptability to the soil and situation and the use of the plant in design.
Her lecture was about average, and so it was useful for gardening not only on school-yard but also at home.