Where the previous magazine focused solely on Bonsai, this magazine, though it still has a strong focus on Bonsai, covers other natural aspects of Japan including flowers, trees, gardens, and outdoor architecture. In its own words: A monthly magazine that enriches your mind and life with greenery. A practical magazine that helps nature and creates nature. A hobby magazine for families to enjoy the beautiful four seasons. Monthly magazine for flowers, gardens, and housing". Each issue is composed of Feature articles and monthly serialized articles by staff writers. Submissions were also welcomed from the public. For example, Issue #5 contains features of The Wildflowers of Musashino, Pomegranate, and Bonsai wood-cutting tools, as well as serializations: "My Plant Diary"/Tsutomu Minakami, "Flower-seeing heart"/Keitaro Asai, "History of Bonsai"/Kobayashi Zeku & "Love nature"/Godo Nakanishi.

These magazines were owned by a Japanese gardener in Los Angeles who specialized in Bonsai. His name, Sam Tombara, appears in ink on the back of most of the issues in this lot. No other marks and the magazines themselves are in excellent condition with tight bindings, clean interiors, and nice covers. No stains or odors. Here are the issues in this lot:

• 1970 - #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9
• 1971 - #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #16, #17, #18, #19, #21
• 1972 - #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33
• 1973 - #34, #35, #36

An example of some of the writing, (via online Japanese-to-English translator): "Musashino's thicket of trees grows in clusters on the plains, and between them there are wildflowers unique to Musashino, as well as springs and streams that soothe the mind...
The beauty of this miscellaneous tree growing in an area completely opposite to that beautiful deciduous pine that stands along Shinanoji in the mountainous area of ​​Shinaka. These miscellaneous trees do not grow in clumps with each species mixed together, but rather with clumps of Quercus quercus, sawtooth oak, or other types of clumps mixed with other miscellaneous trees.
It is truly beautiful to see all kinds of wildflowers growing in the valleys, shrines, stone Jizo statues, wooden bridges, and the banks of springs. Types of miscellaneous trees in the Musashino region:
Quercus serrata is also known as Japanese oak tree or Japanese oak tree, and there are quite a lot of species.The first buds are white and the flowers are panicle-shaped and yellowish brown.
Kobushi does not grow in clumps, but it blooms large white flowers around April or May. Rarely seen in wooded areas. It is also used for ornamental purposes.
Egonoki is also known as Chishanoki and Rokurogi. This also does not grow in clumps, but it is a small tree that blooms in clusters of white flowers in early summer.
The first buds of the mountain cherry tree are red, and the flowers are pale red and white, and the difference is that the first buds and flowers bloom at the same time. Sawtooth oak grows naturally in clusters. Spring: Spikes of yellow-brown flowers bloom. Like the wild persimmon, this tree has very rough roots and requires root cutting before transplanting. Although the beauty of this thicket has diminished these days, you can still see remnants of it from a little distance away. But isn't that all about to disappear? In that thicket, a hill,
It is also called Gonzoi or Fox-nojibukuro. The small pale yellow flowers bloom in a cone shape around May. In early winter, it can be seen as it produces red fruits in thickets. Characteristic dotted streaks on the branch bark running up and down.
In addition, the trees of Musashino include: Hornbeam, Nemunoki, Aspen, Ushikoroshi, Saikachi, Red oak, Iigiri, Ryobu, Magnolia, Gamatsumi, Mayumi, Yamaboushi, Hazel, watermelon, Kuromoji, Mushikari, Yamacus, Sendan, Sinoki, Ash, purple ash,ハクウンボク, others. Yamaguri, Kashiwa, Goby, privet.
Among these trees and in the fields, you can see wildflowers unique to Musashino. Momiji Haguma leaves look like larger Japanese maple leaves, and the flowers are white with a tinge of red in summer. Often found in semi-shaded areas. It is also called Kumagaisou (Kumagaisou). It produces two large fan-shaped leaves, and the flowers are large and pale reddish-purple in color around April and May, and are often seen at the edges of bamboo forests. The leaves are broad-lanceolate, often in one node, and appear like five steps.The flowers are panicle-shaped in early summer and red-purple in color. Often seen in semi-shade."

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