 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1832 - 354 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...where the rain washes the earth away ; and they affect slopes, probably to avoid being flooded. Gardeners and farmers express their detestation of worms ;... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1832 - 498 pages
...and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks ofleaves and twigs into it ; and most of all, by throwing up...excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass." He adds, " earth-worms make their casts most in mild weather, about March and April."* The fact is,... | |
 | English periodicals - 1832 - 524 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...worm-casts, which being their excrement, is a fine mar nure for grain and grass." Farmers and horticulturists have a great horror of worms, the first,... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 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...where the rain washes the earth away; and they affect slopes, probably to avoid being flooded. Gardeners and farmers express their detestation of worms ;... | |
 | Zoology - 1909 - 744 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...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,... | |
 | English periodicals - 1832 - 526 pages
...fihres df plants, by drawing stmws and stalks of leaves into it ; and, most of all, bj throwing op such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called worm-casts,...excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass." Farmers and horticulturists have a great hormr of worms, the first, thinking that they devour the green... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 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 - Natural history - 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 - Natural history - 1837 - 680 pages
...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 their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass '. Worms probably provide... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1837 - 678 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 probably provide... | |
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... 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... 
