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what do these texts (name?...) on top of the prints of money tree stand for?

Title,
一文倍増三十日積高
One Mon multiplied by thirty days of accumulation

Artist,
伸斎英松画　Painted by Shinsai Eishō


In the picture the Money Tree is depicted in the center between Ebisu and Daikoku, two of the Seven Gods of Fortune, two patrons of shopkeepers.
We can see the following inscriptions on the tree from top to down,

Middle,
よろすほとよ木　Yorozu hodoyoki Moderation
しひふか木　　　Jihibuka ki Compassion
しやうぢ木　　　Shōjiki Honesty

Left side branches,
かせ木　　　　　Kasegi　　　　　 Earning money
ついへのな木　　Tsuie no naki Reducing spending
やうしやうよ木 Yōshō yoki　　　 Good health
かないむつまし木 Kanai mutsumashiki　Happy family

Right side branches,
あさを木　　　　 Asaoki　　　　　Early rising
いさきよ木　　　 Isagiyoki　　　 Manfulness
しんほうづよ木　 Shinbōzuyoki　　Patient
ゆたんのな木　　 Yudan no naki Vigilant

The virtues written on the tree branches all end in the hiragana "き" (ki) which has been replaced with the character "木" (ki), meaning "tree".

For technical reasons alternative kanas are represented in their modern forms.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Thank you so much!

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