中山伝信録 巻六 - 翻刻

翻刻

　[地分木]高五六丈葉如穀樹小白花叢生冬月開有
　毒可薬魚
　[月橘]樹高丈余細葉如棗五六月開小白花甚芬烈
　名十里香結実如天竺子稍大二月中紅纍纍満樹
　[梯姑]樹高七八丈大者合数囲葉大如柿毎葉抽作
　品字形対節生四月初花朱紅色長尺二三寸毎幹
　直抽攢花数十朶花葉如柴木筆吐燄高麗種出太
　平山
　[悉達慈姑]樹高丈許葉類桃子如葡萄穂纍纍深藍
　色名慈姑奶不可食
　花有梅桃杏桂木蘭木蓮水芙蓉紅桜雪毬山茶安
　石榴杜鵑《割書：杜鵑十月開花至三月止花｜絶大四倍於中国所産者》仏桑《割書：千葉者｜有大紅》
　《割書：及浅紅二色単葉者惟大紅一種中心蘂高出花弁｜外一寸許如燭承盤状故一名照殿紅四時皆花六》
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　《割書：雅統注云山丹扶桑｜同出日本始入中国》蘭《割書：四時｜皆開》菊茉莉海棠長春水仙
　《割書：十月｜花》剪秋羅月季薔薇千日紅銀台金盞《割書：即水｜仙》杜若
　菖蒲百合葵鶏冠萱石竹仙人掌雁来紅藤　異産
　有名護蘭等

現代語訳

【地分木】高さ五、六丈、葉は穀樹のごとく、小白花が叢生し、冬月に開く。毒があり、魚を薬殺するのに用いることができる。

【月橘】樹高丈余、細葉は棗のごとし。五、六月に小白花を開き、甚だ芬烈で十里香と名づく。実を結ぶこと天竺子のごとくやや大きく、二月中に紅色で纍纍として樹に満つ。

【梯姑】樹高七、八丈、大なる者は数囲を合わす。葉は柿のごとく大きく、毎葉品字形に抽出し、対節に生ず。四月初に花は朱紅色、長さ尺二、三寸。毎幹より直接抽出し、数十朶の花を攢む。花葉は柴木の筆が燄を吐くがごとし。高麗種で太平山より出づ。

【悉達慈姑】樹高丈許、葉は桃に類し、子は葡萄の穂のごとく纍纍として深藍色。慈姑奶と名づけ、食すべからず。

花には梅・桃・杏・桂・木蘭・木蓮・水芙蓉・紅桜・雪毬・山茶・石榴・杜鵑《注記：杜鵑は十月に開花し三月まで止む。花は絶大にして中国産の者より四倍す》・仏桑《注記：千葉の者は大紅および浅紅の二色あり。単葉の者はただ大紅一種のみ。中心の蘂は花弁の外一寸許りまで高く出で、燭の承盤状のごとし。故に一名を照殿紅という。四時みな花し、六月を盛りと為す》・山丹《注記：これ中国より特に大きく、樹を成し丈余に長ずる者あり。紅花四出し数十朶攅生して火のごとし。千葉の者あり、重台甚だ艶やかなり。統注に云う、山丹・扶桑は同じく日本より出で、始めて中国に入るという》・蘭《注記：四時みな開く》・菊・茉莉・海棠・長春・水仙《注記：十月花》・剪秋羅・月季・薔薇・千日紅・銀台・金盞《注記：即ち水仙》・杜若・菖蒲・百合・葵・鶏冠・萱・石竹・仙人掌・雁来紅・藤がある。

異産には名護蘭等の名あり。

英語訳

[Chibun Tree] Height of five to six fathoms, leaves like grain trees, small white flowers grow in clusters, blooming in winter months. It is poisonous and can be used to poison fish.

[Moon Orange] Tree height over one fathom, fine leaves like jujube. In the fifth and sixth months it produces small white flowers that are extremely fragrant, named "ten-ri fragrance." It bears fruit like Indian berries but somewhat larger, clustering red all over the tree in the second month.

[Teigo] Tree height seven to eight fathoms, large ones requiring several people to encircle. Leaves are large like persimmon, each leaf extending in a "pin" character shape, growing in opposite pairs. In early fourth month, flowers are vermillion red, one to two or three sun in length. Each trunk directly produces dozens of clustered flowers. The flower leaves are like brush wood spitting flames. This is a Korean variety from Mount Taiping.

[Shittatsujiko] Tree height about one fathom, leaves resemble peach, fruit like grape clusters, deep blue in color. Named jiko-milk, inedible.

Flowers include plum, peach, apricot, cinnamon, magnolia, lotus magnolia, water hibiscus, red cherry, snowball, camellia, pomegranate, azalea [Note: Azaleas bloom from October until March. The flowers are extremely large, four times larger than those produced in China], hibiscus [Note: Double-flowered varieties come in deep red and light red colors. Single-flowered varieties have only deep red. The central pistil extends about one sun beyond the petals like a candle holder. Hence it is also called "palace-illuminating red." It flowers in all seasons, with June being the peak], coral lily [Note: These are particularly large compared to China, with some forming trees over one fathom tall. Red flowers bloom in fours, dozens clustering like fire. There are double-flowered varieties with very elegant layered platforms. The statistical notes say that coral lilies and hibiscus both originated from Japan and first entered China], orchid [Note: Blooms in all seasons], chrysanthemum, jasmine, begonia, periwinkle, narcissus [Note: October flowers], campion, monthly rose, rose, globe amaranth, silver platform, golden cup [Note: namely narcissus], day lily, iris, lily, mallow, cockscomb, daylily, carnation, prickly pear, amaranth, and wisteria.

Among exotic species, there are names such as Nago orchid and others.