 | 1909 - 744 pages
...by boring, perforating, and loosen"ing the soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, "by drawing straws and stalks of leaves...lumps of earth called " worm-casts, which, being their exerement, is a fine manure for grain "and grass... the earth without worms would soon become cold,... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 410 pages
...and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves into it ; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth, called worm-casts, * The earth-worm has been long considered a viviparous animal, but M. Leon Dufour seems to have determined... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves into it; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth, called worm-casts, * The earth-worm has been long considered a viviparous animal, but M. Leon Dufour seems to have determined... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pages
...them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering it pen-ions to rains and the fibres of plants; by drawing straws and stalks of leaves...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 provide... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 678 pages
...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...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 provide... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1840 - 400 pages
...and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves into it ; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of Jumps of earth, called worm-casts. * The earth-worm has been long considered a viviparous animal, but... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 342 pages
...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...wormcasts, which, being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass. Worms probably provide new soil for hills and slopes where the rain washes the... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 336 pages
...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...wormcasts, which, being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass. Worms probably provide new soil for hills and slopes where the rain washes the... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 348 pages
...rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws, and stalks of leaves and twiga into it, and 'most of all by throwing up such infinite...wormcasts, which, being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass. Worms probably provide new soil for hills and slopes where the rain washes the... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1843 - 424 pages
...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...wormcasts, which, being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass.* Worms probably provide new * The important agency of worms in pastures, in forming... | |
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For to say nothing of half the birds, and some quadrupeds which are almost entirely supported by them, worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and... 
