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By the time the buds are ready for use the remainder of the leaf stalk will have ripened or dried and fallen off, and the bark underneath hardened off.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association

He is expectantly waiting our response, expectantly waiting the day when things will have ripened on the earth for the next step in the great plan.

From Quiet Talks on Following the Christ by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)

In October they will have ripened off, and must be taken out of the soil, and stored in paper bags in a dry room secure from frost.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

In October they will have ripened off, and must be taken out of the soil and stored in paper bags in a dry room secure from frost.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 by Various

To-morrow, yet once again, on the glorious day of harvest, the corn will have ripened, the children will be men!

From Fruitfulness by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred