References <Books Written in Japanese> Aoki, Koichiro. EDO NO GARDENING (HEIBONSHA Ltd. in 1999) *The author Koichiro Aoki is famous as a landscape planner) Anezaki, Kazuma. NOYAMA NO JUMOKU (= Wild Trees. YAMA-KEI Publishers Co.,Ltd., 2000) Hido, Kunihiko. YURI (= Lily. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 2002) Hisashi, Hironobu, and Tokio Naitou. NIHON NO SANYASOU (= Japanese wild plants. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 1998) Ikebe, Kazuo and Ryosuke Nishi. KANNONCHIKU SHUROCHIKU (= Rhapis excelsa and Rhapis humilis. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 1979) Iwabuchi, Kouichi. YUKIWARISOU (= Hepatica. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 2001) Kaneda, Yuichirou. NIWAKI / GAIROJU (= Garden trees / Roadside trees. YAMA-KEI Publishers Co.,Ltd., 1999) Katou, Fumiko. BONSAI GARDENING (Media Factory Inc., 1999) Kihara, Hiroshi. YAMA NO HANA (= Flowers in Mountainous Areas. YAMA- KEI Publishers Co.,Ltd., 1999) Kihara, Hiroshi. NO NO HANA (= Wild Flowers. YAMA-KEI Publishers Co., Ltd., 1999) Kirino, Shuhou and Naoki Hakoda. TSUBAKI SAZANKA (= Camellia japonica and Camellia sasanqua. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 2001) Kunishige, Masaaki. TSUTSUJI/AZALEA (= Japanese Azalea / Azalea. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 2002) Nagata, Yoshio. KOUZAN NO HANA (= Alpine Plants. YAMA-KEI Publishers Co.,Ltd., 1999) Nakano, Susumu. HANA TO NIHONJIN (= Flowers and the Japanese. Kadensha Inc., 2000) Nihon Omoto Kyoukai. OMOTO (= Rohdea japonica. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 2000) Nihon Kikuka Kai. KIKU (= Japanese Chrysanthemum. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 2000) Nihon Ebine Kyoukai. EBINE (= Calanthe. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 1999) Ogasawara, Ryo. EDO NO ENGEI, HEISEI NO GARDENING (SHOGAKKAN Inc., 1999) *The author Mr. Ryo Ogasawara is famous as a lecturer of gardening TV programs. This book provides plenty of information on gardening in the Edo period. A very special one. Ogasawara, Ryo. KUNSHIRAN (= Clivia. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co., Ltd., 1988) Outsubo, Takayuki. UME (= Japanese plum. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 1988) Sakakibara, Hachirou. OMOTO (= Rohdea japonica. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 1980) Suzuka, Fuyuzou. NIHON SAKURASOU (= Primula sieboldii. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 1976) Suzuki, Yasuo. NIWA NO HANA (= Garden Plants. YAMA-KEI Publishers Co., Ltd., 2000) Tomino, Kouji. HANASHOUBU (= Iris ensata. Japan Broadcasting Publishing Co.,Ltd., 1975) Japan at a Glance Updated (Kodansha International Ltd., 2001) ILLUSTRATED A LOOK INTO JAPAN (Japan Travel Beaurou Inc., 1997) <Books Written in English> Gledhill, David. THE NAMES OF PLANTS Third Edition (Cambridge University Press, 2002) Hessayon, D.G. The HOUSE PLANT EXPERT (Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., 2002) Addison, Josephine. The Illustrated PLANT LORE (1985) Noordhuis, Klaas T. THE GARDEN PLANTS ENCYCLOPEDIA (Firefly Books Inc., 1998) Skinner, Charles M. Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits, and Plants in All Ages and in All Climes (J.B.Lippincott Company, 1911) Wells, Diana. 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names (Algonquin Books of Chapell Hill, 1997) <Books Written in Other Languages> Siebold, Philipp Franz von. FLORA JAPONICA I (1835) Siebold, Philipp Franz von. FLORA JAPONICA II (1870) *In FLORA JAPONICA, botanical comments were written in Latin. On the other hand, comments on usage of each Japanese plant were written in French.