From D. F. Nevill   [11 September 1874]1

Dangstein | Petersfield

Friday

My dear Sir

The Utricularia was dispatched yesterday   it had the bladders as you described to me so I hope it may prove useful to you—2 I see in your interesting work of “Animals and plants” on the Cats you make no mention of The Siamese breed of which I possess almost the only specimen3   he is just like an Otter with a brown fur coat and a beauty— I am not much in L during the winter but if you will do me the great pleasure of calling on me I would bring him up and show him to you— Years ago you sent me Photo of yourself—which I have framed and hung up—4 it would gratify me so much if you would send me another with your signature   I should value it most highly   Any thing else I can supply you with I shall be happy to do so

Ys | very truly | D Nevill

The Utricularia can be treated in the same manner as the Drosera5

a small carte de visite would please me best the other one was a large one

1
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to D. F. Nevill, 11 September [1874]. In 1874, 11 September was a Friday.
2
Nevill refers to Utricularia montana, an epiphytic bladderwort; see letters to D. F. Nevill, 7 September 1874 and 11 September [1874] and n. 2. Utricularia montana is a synonym of U. alpina.
3
CD discussed domestic cats in Variation 1: 43–8.
4
See Correspondence vol. 10, letter from D. F. Nevill, [c. 14 March 1862].

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9633,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9633