《徐霞客游记·滇游日记十九》
兰花的品种很多，有所说的雪兰、玉兰最上品，虎头兰最大，红舌、白舌最容易开花，其叶子都一寸五分宽，长二尺而且柔软，一穗花有二十余朵，长二尺五寸，花朵有二三寸大，花瓣宽五六分，这是家兰。
兰品最多，有所谓雪兰、花白玉兰花绿最上，虎头兰最大，红舌、白舌以心中一点，如舌外吐也。最易开，其叶皆阔寸五分，长二尺而柔，花一穗有二十余朵，长二尺五者，花朵大二三寸，瓣阔共五六分，此家兰也。
There are many varieties of orchids. The so-called snow orchid and magnolia orchid are the best. The tiger head orchid is the largest, and the red tongue and white tongue orchids are the easiest to bloom. Their leaves are all one inch and five centimeters wide, two feet long, and soft. A single flower stalk has more than twenty flowers, each of which is two feet and five centimeters long. The flowers are two or three centimeters wide, and the petals are five or six centimeters wide. This is a domesticated orchid.