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... Rural Sports - Page 283by William Barker Daniel - 1812Full view - About this book
| 1832 - 526 pages
...great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but slowly without them, by boring, perfomting, and loosening the soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fihres df plants, by drawing stmws and stalks of leaves into it ; and, most of all, bj throwing op... | |
| Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering...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,... | |
| Gilbert White - 1837 - 678 pages
...worms seem to be great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering...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... | |
| Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pages
...but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering it pen-ions to rains and the fibres of plants; by drawing straws...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... | |
| Gilbert White - 1842 - 342 pages
...worma seem to be great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering...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.... | |
| Gilbert White - 1842 - 348 pages
...worms seem to be great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering...plants, by drawing straws, and stalks of leaves and twiga into it, and 'most of all by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth, called wormcasts,... | |
| Gilbert White - 1843 - 424 pages
...seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering...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.*... | |
| Robert Patterson - 1849 - 282 pages
...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 fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it, and, most of all, by throwing... | |
| Gilbert White - 1850 - 458 pages
...seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering...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.... | |
| Gilbert White - 1854 - 538 pages
...seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering...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,... | |
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