 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1818 - 568 pagina’s
...destitute of all vegetation except that of a few thistles. A sqnare foot of the dead turf being dug up, 910 grubs were counted in It ! and what furnishes a striking proof of the prolific powers of these insects, the next year it; was difficult to find a single one. 184 INDIRECT. INJUK1ES CAUSED BV INSECTS. ife... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1822 - 618 pagina’s
...brown as if they had suffered a three months drought, and destitute of all vegetation except that of a few thistles. A square foot of the dead turf being...in it ! and, what furnishes a striking proof of the prolif,c powers of these insectt, the next year it was difficult to find a stngle- one. ' Stickney's... | |
 | James Rennie - 1830 - 448 pagina’s
...have been entirely de* JR t Reaumur, v. 12, &c. J Obs. on the Grub. , § Elements, ii., 267. stroyed by them, being rendered as completely brown as if...the dead turf being dug up, 210 grubs were counted on it ; and, what furnishes a striking proof of the prolific powers of those insects, last year it... | |
 | James Rennie - 1830 - 440 pagina’s
...vegetation except a few thistles. A square foot of the dead turf being dug up, 210 grubs were counted on it ; and, what furnishes a striking proof of the prolific powers of those insects, last year it was difficult to find a single one *." It is worthy of remark that the... | |
 | 1832 - 618 pagina’s
...brown as if they had suffered a three month.' drought, and destitute of all vegetation, except that of a few thistles. A square foot of the dead turf being dug up, two hundred and ten grubs were counted in it ! — and, what furnishes a striking proof of the prolific... | |
 | 1832 - 650 pagina’s
...brown as if they had suffered a three months' drought, and destitute of all vegetation, except thai of a few thistles. A square foot of the dead turf being dug up. two .hundred and ten grubs were counted in it !— -and, what furnishes a striking proof of the prolific... | |
 | Edward Jesse - 1832 - 566 pagina’s
...brown as if they had suffered a three months' drought, and destitute of all vegetation, except that of a few thistles. A square foot of the dead turf being dug up, two hundred and ten grubs were counted in it ! — and, what furnishes a striking proof of the prolific... | |
 | Edward Jesse - 1832 - 340 pagina’s
...thistles. A square foot of the dead turf being dug up, two hundred and ten grubs were counted in it!—and, what furnishes a striking proof of the prolific powers of these insects, the next year it was difficult to find a single one. In the grounds of the lodge belonging to the Earl... | |
 | William Blackwood - 1841 - 646 pagina’s
...entirely destroyed by them, being rendered as completely brown as -if they had suffered a threemonths' drought, and destitute of all vegetation except a...the dead turf being dug up, 210 grubs were counted on it; and, what furnishes a striking proof of the prolific powers of these insects, last year it was... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1846 - 642 pagina’s
...brown as if they had suffered a three months' drought, and destitute of all vegetation except that of a few thistles. A square foot of the dead turf being...striking proof of the prolific powers of these insects, the uext year it was difficult to find a single one. 3 Stickney's Observation on the Grub. * De Geer,... | |
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... drought, and destitute of all vegetation, except that of a few thistles. A square foot of the dead turf being dug up... 
