 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, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy ... - Page 486by William Bingley - 1803Full view - About this book
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...supported by them, worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening...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 - 1836 - 398 pages
...seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by borinpr, 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
...entirely supported by them, worms seem to be great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening...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... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pages
...entirely supported by them, worms seem to be great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed 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 and stalks of leaves and twigs into it;... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1840 - 400 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 Jumps of earth, called worm-casts. * The earth-worm has been long considered a viviparous animal, but... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 342 pages
...entirely supported by them, worma seem to be great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening...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. Worms... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 348 pages
...entirely supported by them, worms seem to be great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening...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
...supported by them, worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening...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.* Worms... | |
 | Robert Patterson - 1849 - 282 pages
...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 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
...supported by them, worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening...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... | |
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