period of attack
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The microscopical examinations of Prof. Salisbury and others have detected the presence of certain species, infesting extensively pear trees about the period of attack by the blight.
From American Pomology Apples by J. A. Warder
The period of attack is uncertain, as it may manifest itself first in a very few days, or not for some months after the confinement.
From The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother by George H. (George Henry) Napheys
From the varying period of attack, we might infer that the influence of occasional causes is very considerable.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
