 ... worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and...  Amphibious animals - Page 526by William Bingley - 1805Full view - About this book
 | William Barker Daniel - 1812 - 654 pages
...Soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it ; and most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of earthy lumps, called Worm-casts, which being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass.... | |
 | Charles Fothergill - 1813 - 288 pages
...soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called wormcasts, which, being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass." The... | |
 | 1823 - 872 pages
...soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it ; and most of all, by throwing...Worms probably provide new soil for hills and slopes when the rain washes the earth away ; and they affect slopes, probably to avoid being flooded. Gardeners... | |
 | 1824 - 188 pages
...soil, 'and rendering it open to receive rain and the fibres of plants, by drawing 'straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it ; and most of all, by throwing...numbers of lumps, called worm-casts, which form a tine manure for grass and corn ! Gardeners and farmers express their detestation of worms ; the former,... | |
 | 1829 - 642 pages
...throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called worm-casts, which being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass. Worms probably...where the rain washes the earth away ; and they affect slopi-, probably to avoid being flooded. Gardeners and Farmers express their detestation of worms :... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1829 - 364 pages
...soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it ; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called worm- casts, which being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass. Worms... | |
 | 1829 - 514 pages
...and loosening the soil, and renderinc it pervious to rains and fibres of plants, by drawing «talk "' leaves and twigs into it ; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called worm-ra^ which being their excrement, is a fine manure for cram and grass. Worms probably... | |
 | 1829 - 520 pages
...throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called worm-nuts which being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass. Worms probably provide new soil for hills ami slopes where the rain washes the earth away ; and they atfect slopes, probably to avoid bring flooded.... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1829 - 600 pages
...the soil, and rendering it pervious to rains, and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws, stalks of leaves and twigs into it ; and, most of all, by throwing up such an infinite number of lumps of earth called worm casts, which, being then- excrement, is a fine manure... | |
 | 1829 - 494 pages
...fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it ; and chiefly by throwing infinite numbers of lumps called worm-casts, which form a fine manure for grass and corn. The Ttenia, or Tape-Worm, the shape of which is well expressed by its name, is bred... | |
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