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
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Has sent the Utricularia with the bladders that CD described.
In Variation CD does not mention a rare breed of Siamese cat, which she owns.
Asks for another photograph.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9633
- From
- Dorothy Fanny Walpole/Dorothy Fanny Nevill
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Dangstein, Petersfield
- Source of text
- DAR 172: 19
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9633,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9633.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
