Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716) was the German Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716) who discovered, made known and propagated the tree of hope, considered a simple fossil, grandson of Ginkgo. Two centuries later, through the lands that Ezpeletarra Armand David would explore, Japan's main news source has for centuries been the information that it has brought with it after the passing of the enormous Eurasia from west to east. In 1712 he published in his book Amoenitatum Exoticarum an extensive explanation of his medicine (acupuncture, combustion of the moxy...) and its vegetation. Among other things, he described, drew and made known the tea plant and a lot of camelias from his family.

The work of this Teutón was not small and in botany it has risen to the altar that can never be lost. A lot of plants bear their name. Some in the genus Kaempfería and most in the species: Rhus kaempferi, Berberis kaempferi, Aristolochia kaempferi, Ligularia kaempferi, Iris kaempferi, Catalpa kaempferi, Rhododendron kaempferi, Vitis kaempferi, etc. The names of the plants he himself designated called Kaempf. They bring the abbreviation to the end. He will not forget his name at once...

The German has reminded me of white pine or lingerie, as it resembles the true Pseudolarix kaempferi, whose synonym is Larix kaempferi. This coniferous is usually given the name of alerce. Increasingly scarce in ours, there are still some groups on the coldest slopes of the high mountains. Spring will show us soon: the bright green of its foliar restoration in the elm (Ulmus sp.) It's only comparable to bloom. In autumn it is on the farewell of the leaf, but the nicest one: orange yellow. This new spring brings to my memory those leaves that fell a long time ago, because the thrust of the new sweat has knocked down the last leaves. There are trees that keep their leaves cooked throughout the winter, but the new leaf that comes to boot. Spring litter, last fall. I caught myself in the wind, which is an intimate friend of the fish tank, and I felt that the rain was sliding with a slightly tremendous noise.