Whilepassingacrosstheseinterminable-lookingplains，theeyerestswithpleasureonasmallflower，whichexistsinsuchnumbersastogiveitsownhuetothegroundOnebroadbandofyellowstretchesacrossourpathOnlookingattheflowerswhichformedthisgoldencarpet，wesaweveryvarietyofthatcolor，fromthepalestlemontotherichestorangeCrossingahundredyardsofthis，wecameuponanotherbroadbandofthesameflower，butblue，andthiscolorisvariedfromthelightesttinttodarkblue，andevenpurple。
Ihadbeforeobservedthesameflowerpossessingdifferentcolorsindifferentpartsofthecountry，andonceagreatnumberofliver-coloredflowers，whichelsewherewereyellowEventhecolorofthebirdschangedwiththedistrictwepassedthrough；butneverbeforedidIseesuchamarkedchangeasfromyellowtoblue，repeatedagainandagainonthesameplainAnotherbeautifulplantattractedmyattentionsostronglyontheseplainsthatIdismountedtoexamineit。
TomygreatdelightIfoundittobeanoldhomeacquaintance，aspeciesofDrosera，closelyresemblingourownsundew`DroseraAnglia’。
Theflower-stalkneverattainsaheightofmorethantwoorthreeinches，andtheleavesarecoveredwithreddishhairs，eachofwhichhasadropofclammyfluidatitstip，makingthewholeappearasifspangledoverwithsmalldiamondsInoticeditfirstinthemorning，andimaginedtheappearancewascausedbythesunshiningondropsofdew；
but，asitcontinuedtomaintainitsbrilliancyduringtheheatoftheday，Iproceededtoinvestigatethecauseofitsbeauty，andfoundthatthepointsofthehairsexudedpureliquid，in，apparently，capsulesofclear，glutinousmatterTheywerethuslikedewdropspreservedfromevaporationTheclammyfluidisintendedtoentrapinsects，which，dyingontheleaf，probablyyieldnutrimenttotheplant。