Laburnum anagyroides during May and June. "Laburnum anagyroides" blooms in late spring with pea-like, yellow flowers densely packed in pendulous racemes 10–25 cm (4–10 in) long. The flowers are golden yellow, sweet scented, and typically bloom in May. The seeds are legumes with large numbers of black seeds that contain cytisine, an alkaloid extremely poisonous to humans as well as goats and horses, especially when not ripe. However, some wild animals such as hares and deer can feed on them without any problems, and because of this the plant is believed to have magic properties in some regions. All parts of the
HMS Laburnum (1915) of Ireland with the loss of 32 lives. "Laburnum" was one of several ships, also including the seaplane carrier and the sloops and , to go to "Hesperian"s aid. Attempts to tow "Hesperian" to port failed, with the stricken liner sinking on 6 September. The sinking of the "Hesperian", which occurred despite an assurance to US President Woodrow Wilson from the German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg that no passenger liners would be sank without warning, provoked protests from America that resulted in the submarine campaign against merchant shipping in British waters being suspended for several months. On 24 April 1916,