 | Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 oldal
...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 ;... | |
 | 1832 - 498 oldal
...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,... | |
 | 1832 - 524 oldal
...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 oldal
...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 ;... | |
 | 1909 - 744 oldal
...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,... | |
 | 1832 - 526 oldal
...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 - 1833 - 410 oldal
...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 oldal
...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 oldal
...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 - 1837 - 678 oldal
...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... 
