be in flower
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Most of the plants found will not be in flower, and these send up but a single, oblong, pointed leaf.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell
Unfortunately, the shrub would not be in flower at this season; but if we can find one of the berries, and a leaf or two, I fancy I shall be able to identify it.
From The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" by Mayne Reid
It chanced to be in flower at the time, and this enabled the botanist to determine its character.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid
I went round and said good-bye to the lilacs, and told them to be in flower by the time I came back.
From Stories by English Authors: London (Selected by Scribners) by Beatrice Harraden
Planted the 1st of May, the variety will be in flower June 28, and the pods will be fit for use about the middle or 20th of July.
From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr
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