RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. U. Montana. CUL-DAR59.1.123-124. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR 54-61 contain material for Darwin's book Insectivorous plants (1875).
"Walpole, Lady Dorothy Frances (Fanny) Nevill(e), 1826-1913. Elder daughter of Horatio W, 3d Earl of Orford. 1875 Oct. W called on CD at Down House but he was ill. CD called on W several times in London. Biography: Ralph Nevill (son), Life and letters of Lady Dorothy Nevill, London, 1919, pp. 56-8, has reminiscences and one letter. CD signed W's birthday book, which was illustrated by Kate Greenaway. Told CD about her Siamese cat which was the colour of an otter and perhaps the first in England. Biography: Guy Nevill, Exotic groves: portrait of Lady Dorothy Nevill, 1984. 1847 Married Reginald Henry Nevill. 1851-78 W was an enthusiastic gardener at Dangstein, Rogate, Hampshire. 1861 CD to Hooker; W helped CD with Orchids, "responded in wonderfully kind manner & has sent a lot of treasures." CCD9:344. 1874 CD to W, thanking her for providing plants for Insectivorous plants, especially Utricularia montana, which lives in moss on trees, unlike the usual species which are aquatic. CCD22:465. 1875 Oct. 5-7, went with CD to Cat Show at Crystal palace as patrons. 1910 Autobiography, edited by Ralph Nevill: Under five reigns, pp. 106-12 (F2109 and F2284), has recollections of and five letters from CD, both transcribed in Darwin Online. Photograph in Evans ed., Darwin and women, 2017, p. 68." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021.)
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U. Montana (Bladder must act as reservoir of water)
Lady D. Nevill— quite young plant with single oval leaves. I believe epiphytic — On the level with the moss & sandy soil on which plant young & just below or on a level with the leaves, there are oval, dirty white, tuber-like bodies, born on a short-footstalk. Their surface is covered by papillæ, mounted on a short projecting point. — They are solid & do not float — In long section consists of large angular m l many-sided cells, as transparent as glass & containing apparently only water — In certain lines the walls of the cells of thickened & consist of some transparent but brittle substance. There are 3 long lines of vessels, consisting of more much elongated narrow cells — of spiral vessels (?) & of vessel marked with bars — (scalariform?) I suspect are developed from utricles if serve serve as water receptacles. (no starch—)
[in margin:] (Tubers)
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U. montana
On the roots penetrating moss & sand there are many tiny & minute utricles, as transparent as glass, with papillæ on the utricle (& on long footstalk) like that on the tubers & arising like those on U. vulgaris — In some 2 of bladders bubble of air & I suppose others filled with water (yes) — There are 2 antenna (with papillæ), unbranched & no spines — perhaps rudimentary — Inside I can see splendid quadrifid & I think bifid. I can see a few spines where valve out to be:— — Fly Bladders are flattened laterally almost orbicular [sketch]
In quadrifid, all looks like nucleus.
No chlorophyll outside in Bladder or rhizomes
I see spiral vessels in footstalks of bladder, but they only just enter bladders & then case
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papillæ on the antennæ
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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