中山伝信録 巻六 - 翻刻

翻刻

　[名護蘭]葉短而厚与桂葉同大僅如指三四月開花
　与蘭無異一箭八九朶攢開香清越勝蘭出名護岳
　巌石間不假水土或寄樹椏上或以棕皮裹懸之又
　有[風蘭]葉比蘭較長香如山奈茴香蔑竹為盆懸挂
　風前極易蕃衍俗皆尚蘭号為孔子花
　[粟蘭]一名芷蘭葉如鳳尾花如珍珠蘭又有[松蘭][竹
　蘭][棒蘭]《割書：状如珊瑚樹緑色無葉｜花従椏間出似蘭較小》
　[野牡丹]土名𦬯花葉与牡丹無異二三月花開作叢
　纍纍如鈴鐸素弁紫暈檀心如碗大極芳烈其葉嚼
　之以為口香種出大平山又有[野海棠][仙人竿][箒桃]
　[野蘭]《割書：即中国｜青蘘》
　[文萱花]一名歓冬花花如萱花特小葉有青白相間
　紋
　[山蘓花]一名猿莚花無花無幹出土長不及尺葉如
　蕉而小堅厚有紋
　[雷山花]土名吉茄葉如鉄梗海棠花如牽牛花差小
　鴉翠色四五月開至十一月結子如豆苞如榴房蔵
　子数十粒可種

現代語訳

【名護蘭】葉は短く厚く、桂葉と同じ大きさで、わずかに指のごとし。三、四月に開花し、蘭と異ならず。一箭に八、九朶攢開し、香は清越にして蘭に勝る。名護岳の巌石間より出で、水土を仮らず。あるいは樹の椏上に寄生し、あるいは棕皮で裹んで懸ける。また【風蘭】あり、葉は蘭に比して較べて長く、香は山奈・茴香のごとし。蔑竹を盆となし風前に懸挂すれば極めて蕃衍し易し。俗皆蘭を尚び、孔子花と号す。

【粟蘭】一名芷蘭。葉は鳳尾のごとく、花は珍珠蘭のごとし。また【松蘭】【竹蘭】【棒蘭】《注記：状は珊瑚樹のごとく緑色にして葉無し。花は椏間より出で蘭に似て較べて小さし》あり。

【野牡丹】土名𦬯花。葉は牡丹と異ならず。二、三月に花開き叢を作し、纍纍として鈴鐸のごとし。素弁に紫暈、檀心にして碗のごとく大きく極めて芳烈。その葉を嚼めば以て口香と為す。種は大平山より出づ。また【野海棠】【仙人竿】【箒桃】【野蘭】《注記：即ち中国の青蘘》あり。

【文萱花】一名歓冬花。花は萱花のごとくして特に小さし。葉に青白相間の紋あり。

【山蘓花】一名猿莚花。花無く幹無し。土より出でて長さ尺に及ばず。葉は蕉のごとくして小さく堅厚にして紋あり。

【雷山花】土名吉茄。葉は鉄梗海棠のごとく、花は牽牛花のごとくして差ほど小さく鴉翠色。四、五月に開き十一月に至りて子を結ぶ。豆のごとく苞は榴房のごとく、子数十粒を蔵し種うべし。

英語訳

[Nago Orchid] The leaves are short and thick, the same size as cinnamon leaves, barely like fingers. It blooms in the third and fourth months, no different from orchids. Eight or nine flowers cluster on one stem, with a clear and transcendent fragrance surpassing orchids. It grows among the rocky cliffs of Mount Nago, requiring no soil or water. It either grows parasitically on tree branches or is wrapped in palm fiber and hung. There is also [Wind Orchid], with leaves longer than regular orchids, fragrance like galangal and fennel. When hung in bamboo baskets in front of the wind, it propagates extremely easily. The common people all revere orchids, calling them "Confucius flowers."

[Millet Orchid] Also called Zhi orchid. Leaves like phoenix tail, flowers like pearl orchid. There are also [Pine Orchid], [Bamboo Orchid], and [Stick Orchid] [Note: Shaped like coral trees, green in color with no leaves. Flowers emerge from branch joints, resembling orchids but smaller].

[Wild Tree Peony] Local name 𦬯 flower. Leaves are no different from tree peonies. Flowers bloom in the second and third months, forming clusters like hanging bells. White petals with purple shading, sandalwood-colored center, large as bowls and extremely fragrant. Chewing its leaves serves as mouth freshener. The variety comes from Mount Daiping. There are also [Wild Begonia], [Fairy Rod], [Broom Peach], and [Wild Orchid] [Note: namely China's qingrang].

[Patterned Day Lily] Also called Happy Winter Flower. Flowers like day lilies but particularly small. Leaves have alternating blue and white patterns.

[Mountain Su Flower] Also called Monkey Mat Flower. No flowers, no trunk. Emerges from soil, growing less than one foot tall. Leaves like banana but small, firm and thick with patterns.

[Thunder Mountain Flower] Local name Lucky Eggplant. Leaves like iron-stem begonia, flowers like morning glory but somewhat smaller, crow-blue in color. Blooms from fourth to fifth months, bears fruit until eleventh month. Seeds like beans, pods like pomegranate chambers, containing dozens of seeds suitable for planting.