From:
Nicolai Krohn
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 Dec 1881
Source of text:
DAR 169: 124
Summary:
Perchloride of mercury applied to his lawn destroyed thousands of earthworms, but ruined the grass.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Perchloride of mercury applied to his lawn destroyed thousands of earthworms, but ruined the grass.
"The number of worms in your garden is astonishing … it will be an interesting observation, how soon the land is again stocked with worms, & whether the grass grows better before this happens. – I neglected to observe whether worms distruct [disturb?] the roots of grasses. – You will probably be able to borrow … my book On the Formation of Vegetable Mould … in which … you will find a good deal about the natural history of worms."