The following, it is from reading column of Asahi Newspaper of 4.27 .
“MAKINO” Kochi Newspaper Company < Edit >
Poured love and passion to plant “genius”
Collect herbarium of 400,000 points in a lifetime, was named the 1500 plant species, Makino Tomitaro is, is a great botanist. A beautiful color plate a fine is the charm, plant picture book he supervised, has been a favorite even today. One called”There the picture book to my home!" would also be many.
It is also possible to not only footprints and performance of Mr. Makino, to know the personality, this book, Author’s good to be full of “Makino love “.
Because it is Makino’s passion and love for the plant is too strong," It is at the last instant lost in Mt. Rishiri which went out to the plant collection.""After death, before the vast plant specimens sandwiched between the newspaper, bewildering everyone" and, there is no shortage also episode was baffled people around.
Makino who was fascinated in the plant, there is no sarcasm in daring; character lovable comes through very well.
The coverage carefully in the peripheral person of Mr. Makino, the authors go to visit also land Mr. Makino went. As a result, this document, has been able to partly quaint and “sculptured group play over the genius of one person “and” travel “, it is not boring the reader, and to present multi-faceted appeal of Mr. Makino.
Enthusiasm of the person who was organizing rugged specimens bereaved. (He has observed the plant in the garden after all) figure of Mr. Makino in his later years as seen from the family.
Day of the boy, people who participated in the meeting of herbalist Mr. Makino sponsored talks, memories are like shining.
I think Mr. Makino genius, but that it’s was not a “lone person “. Is allowed to propagate around the love of plants with a passion that gives a good effect on the lives of people around, and he was a “genius be loved.”
Mr Makino write to be " grateful to heaven that (snip) happiness that brought the love born in the plant." Read this book, I was grateful that Mr. Makino received live in this world, has been striving to research.
We can be admiring a familiar plant in one hand a picture book, in contact with interest thanks to that. Love and passion Makino, who put his life to plant, is still alive.
Evaluate Miura Shion Writer
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I put together a series of newspaper from November 12 to May 13 . Hajime Takeuchi reporters Kochi Newspaper Company is mainly writing.