From L. C. Harrison [22 August 1874]1
Rathmullen | Letterkenny | Co Donegal
Dear Uncle Charles
I was delighted yesterday to find some Pinguicula at last. I send some leaves with insects adhering in tin box. They are in alternate layers with moss. They were growing in a bog on a hillside among heath, sphagnum moss, Anagallis tenella, bog asphodel, Ranunculus &/c—2 I saw no seeds for certain. I dare say I may be able to get at some more if those are not carefully enough packed or you want to know anything more. I will look out for the seeds.
Just Post time | In great haste | Your affte niece | Lucy Harrison
Out of 157 leaves examined
70 had 1 or more insects adhering
87 had none
(This was done rather roughly)
There were several live aphids walking about without being caught
Footnotes
Bibliography
Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.
Summary
Sends specimens of Pinguicula with insects adhering. [See Insectivorous plants, p. 369.]
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9606
- From
- Lucy Caroline Wedgwood/Lucy Caroline Harrison
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Letterkenny
- Source of text
- DAR 58.1: 81–2
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9606,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9606.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
