 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...  Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... - Strona 3511823Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | John Arthur Thomson - 1917 - Liczba stron: 504
...lamentable chasm. . . . 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... | |
 | 1921 - Liczba stron: 560
...lamentable chasm 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... | |
 | John Arthur Thomson - 1922 - Liczba stron: 470
...lamentable chasm. Worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening...the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks into the soil; and most of all by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth. . . . The earth... | |
 | John Arthur Thomson - 1922 - Liczba stron: 464
...rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks into the soil; and most of all by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth. . . . The earth without worms would soon become cold, hard-bound, and void of fermentation,... | |
 | Johan Erik Vesti Boas - 1924 - Liczba stron: 866
...S. 14—15): „. . . worms seem to be great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely without them, by boring, perforating, and loosening...rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants . . . and, most of all by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called worm-casts, which... | |
 | Johan Erik Vesti Boas - 1924 - Liczba stron: 872
...14—15): „. . . worms seem to be great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely wilhout them, by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil,...rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants . . . and, most of all by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth called worm-casts, which... | |
 | David Patrick, William Geddie - 1924 - Liczba stron: 888
...but lamely without i linn . by boring, perforating, and loosening the soil, and rendering it perrious to rains and the fibres of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of all kinds into it ; and, most of all, by throwing up such infinite numbers of lumps of earth. . . .... | |
 | Robert Finch, John Elder - 1990 - Liczba stron: 930
...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... | |
 | Daniel Hillel - 1998 - Liczba stron: 771
...Russel, 191 2): 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 fibers of plants, by drawing straws and stalks of leaves and twigs into it, and, most of all, by throwing... | |
 | Robert Finch, John Elder - 2002 - Liczba stron: 1160
...supported by them, worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed but lamely of earth called worm-casts, which, being their excrement, is a fine manure for grain and grass. Worms... | |
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