1813 W. Barre 27 Plants having pass'd the three progressive ages,—Gone through their springing, flow' ring, seeding stages.
1877 12 393 Here we have the seedling and the seeding stages of the weeds.
1939 23 Aug. 8/4 It is a pity that county councils do not take steps to cause the plants to be cut before the flowers reach the seeding stage.
2002 12 614 (note) These species were hard to distinguish from one another in the seeding stage.