 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...  Animal biography, or, Popular zoology - Page 273by William Bingley - 1829Full view - About this book
 | 1832 - 586 pages
...promoters of vegetation. They bore, perforate, and loosen thesoil, and render it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks...infinite numbers of lumps called worm-casts, which form a finemanure for grass and corn. Gardeners and farmers are apt to dislike worms, because they make the... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pages
...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 twigs into it ; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth, called worm-casts, which, being... | |
 | 1832 - 524 pages
...slowly 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 into it ; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called worm-casts,... | |
 | 1909 - 744 pages
...lamely without them, 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 and twigs into it; and, most of " all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called " worm-casts, which, being... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...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 twigs into it; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called wormcasts, which, being... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 410 pages
...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 into it ; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth, called worm-casts,... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...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 into it; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth, called worm-casts,... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 678 pages
...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 twigs into it; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called worm casts, which, being... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 342 pages
...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 twigs into it, and most of all by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth, called wormcasts, which, being... | |
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