436 UTEICULAKIA MONTANA. Chap. XVIII. 



or less globular, or fine grannies. In distant parts of the same 

 bladder, the processes were transparent and quite empty, with 

 the exception of their solid nuclei. My son made at short 

 intervals of time sketches of one of the above aggregated 

 masses, and found that they continually and completely changed 

 their forms ; sometimes separating from one another and again 

 coalescing. Evidently protoplasm had been generated by the 

 absorption of some element from the decaying animal matter. 



(2) Another bladder included a still smaller speck of decayed 

 brown matter, and the adjoining quadrifids contained aggre- 

 gated matter, exactly as in the last case. 



(3) A third bladder included a larger organism, which was so 

 much decayed that I could only make out that it was spinose or 

 hairy. The quadrifids in this case were not much afiocted, 

 excepting that the nuclei in the several arms differed much in 

 size; some of them containing two masses having a similar 

 appearance. 



(4) A fourth bladder contained an articulate organism, for 

 I distinctly saw the remnant of a limb, terminating in a hook. 

 The quadrifids were not examined. 



(5) A fifth included much decayed matter apparently of some 

 animal, but with no recognisable features. The quadrifids in 

 contact contained numerous spheres of protoplasm. 



(6) Some few bladders on the plant which I received from 

 Kew were examined; and in one, there was a worm-shaped 

 animal very little decayed, with a distinct remnant of a similar 

 one greatly decayed. Several of the arms of the processes in 

 contact with these remains contained two spherical masses, like 

 the single solid nucleus which is properly found in each arm. 

 In another bladder there was a minute grain of quartz, remind- 

 ing me of two similar cases with Utricidaria negUcta. 



As it appeared probable that this plant would capture a 

 greater number of animals in its native country than under 

 culture, I obtained permission to remove small portions of the 

 rhizomes from dried specimens in the herbarium at Kew. I did 

 not at first find out that it was advisable to soak the rhizomes 

 for two or three days, and that it was necessary to open the 

 bladders and spread out their contents on glass ; as from their 

 state of decay and from having been dried and pressed, their 

 nature could not otherwise be well distinguished. Several 

 bladders on a plant which had grown in black earth in New 

 Granada were first examined ; and four of these included 

 remnants of animals. The first contained a hairy Acarus, so 

 much decayed that nothing was left exceiDt its transparent coat ; 



