 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 342 pages
...former because they render their walks unsightly, and make them much work, and the latter bacause, as they think, worms eat their green corn. But these...hard-bound, and void of fermentation, and consequently steril ; and besides, in favour of worms, it should be hinted that green corn, plants, and flowers... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1843 - 424 pages
...loose stones, is strikingly shown by Mr. Darwin in a paper read to the Geological Society in November , soil for hills and slopes where the rain washes the...hardbound, and void of fermentation, and consequently sterile : and besides, in favour of worms, it should be hinted, that green corn, plants, and flowers,... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1850 - 458 pages
...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...hard-bound, and void of fermentation ; and consequently steril : and besides, in favour of worms, it should be hinted that green corn, plants, and flowers,... | |
 | Gilbert White, Edward Jesse - 1851 - 534 pages
...pinks, &c. — ED. bably provide new soils for hills and slopes where the rain washes the earth way ; and they affect slopes, probably, to avoid being flooded....hard-bound, and void of fermentation ; and, consequently, sterile : and, besides, in favour of worms, it should be hinted, that green com, plants and flowers... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1853 - 386 pages
...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...hard-bound, and void of fermentation, and consequently steril ; and besides, in favour of worms, it should be hinted that green corn, plants, and flowers,... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1854 - 538 pages
...pinks, &c. — ED. bably provide new soils for hills and slopes where the rain washes the earth way ; and they affect slopes, probably, to avoid being flooded....hard-bound, and void of fermentation ; and, consequently, sterile : and, besides, in favour of worms, it should be hinted, that green corn, plants and flowers... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1857 - 462 pages
...which, being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass. Worms probably provide new soils for hills and slopes where the rain washes the earth...hard-bound, and void of fermentation ; and, consequently, sterile : and, besides, in favour of worms, it should be hinted, that green corn, plants and flowers,... | |
 | John Fleming - 1859 - 262 pages
...former, because they render their walks unsightly, and make them much work ; and the latter, because they think worms eat their green corn. But these men...har.d-bound, and void of fermentation, and consequently sterile ; and be* A good illustration of this occurs in connection with the Entoaoa. Owen reduces the... | |
 | John Marius Wilson - 1859 - 476 pages
...them much work; and the latter because, as they think, worms eat their green corn. But these men woukl find that the earth without worms would soon become cold, hard-bound, and void of fermentaJion, and consequently sterile." " Each worm, each shell, each insect holds a place Important... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1860 - 356 pages
...unsightly, and make them much work ; and the latter because, as they think, worms eat their green com. But these men would find that the earth, without worms,...hard-bound, and void of fermentation ; and consequently sterile : and besides, in favour of worms, it should be hinted, that green corn, plants, and flowers,... | |
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Worms probably provide new soil for hills and slopes where the rain washes the earth away ; and they affect slopes, probably to avoid being flooded. Gardeners and farmers express their detestation of worms ; the former because they render their walks... 
