The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms: With Observations on Their HabitsAppleton, 1892 - 326 pagini |
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Pagina 105
... one corner of which had subsided ; and he found here in the cellar , which was extremely damp , many small worm - castings thrown up between the stones with which the cellar was paved ; and in CHAP . II . EARTH SWALLOWED AS FOOD . 105.
... one corner of which had subsided ; and he found here in the cellar , which was extremely damp , many small worm - castings thrown up between the stones with which the cellar was paved ; and in CHAP . II . EARTH SWALLOWED AS FOOD . 105.
Pagina 123
... subsided from the flooded rice - fields , the whole surface very soon becomes studded with castings a fact which much surprised Mr. Scott , as he did not know how long worms could survive beneath water . They cause much trouble in the ...
... subsided from the flooded rice - fields , the whole surface very soon becomes studded with castings a fact which much surprised Mr. Scott , as he did not know how long worms could survive beneath water . They cause much trouble in the ...
Pagina 127
... is probable that they had subsided a little whilst soft , and that their diameters had thus been. A casting from the Nilgiri Mountains in South India ; of natural size , engraved from a photograph . CHAP . II . 127 THEIR WIDE DISTRIBUTION .
... is probable that they had subsided a little whilst soft , and that their diameters had thus been. A casting from the Nilgiri Mountains in South India ; of natural size , engraved from a photograph . CHAP . II . 127 THEIR WIDE DISTRIBUTION .
Pagina 139
... subsiding . I may add that the chalk here appears to have been originally covered in parts by a thin bed of fine sand with some perfectly rounded flint pebbles , probably of Tertiary age ; for such sand often partly fills up the deeper ...
... subsiding . I may add that the chalk here appears to have been originally covered in parts by a thin bed of fine sand with some perfectly rounded flint pebbles , probably of Tertiary age ; for such sand often partly fills up the deeper ...
Pagina 191
... subside at nearly the same rate as the floor . But this would not have occurred if the foundations had been deep , as in the case of some other Roman ruins presently to be described . Finally , we may infer that a large part of the fine ...
... subside at nearly the same rate as the floor . But this would not have occurred if the foundations had been deep , as in the case of some other Roman ruins presently to be described . Finally , we may infer that a large part of the fine ...
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accumulated acetic acid acid action of worms alimentary canal amount angle animals apex appear basal base Beaulieu Abbey beneath the surface blown bodies brought buried burrows calciferous carbonic acid cells cent chalk Cloth concrete covered depth disintegration doubt dragged drawn earth feet field flints floor formed fragments gizzards glands grass ground heavy rain Hensen holes Illustrations inches beneath inches deep inches in thickness inches thick intestines JOSEPH LE CONTE Knole Park lamellæ land large number larvæ layer leaf leaves ledges Leith Hill Place lime Maer Hall manner matter mortar mouths nearly objects observed particles pasture pavement penetrated Perrier petioles pharynx places ploughed plugging pots probably Roman villa rubbish sand seen seized side Silchester slope soil species square yard Stonehenge stones subsided swallowed tesselated tiles tips trench triangles triturated turf upper vegetable mould walls washed weather weight whilst worm-castings worms
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