Laburnum anagyroides plant contain cytisine and are poisonous if consumed. The wood is hard and heavy, of a yellow/brown colour, ideal for making posts, for woodturning and as fuel. In the past (and today on historic re-enactments) it was used for making bows. The tree is also known as "false ebony" since the wood from very old specimens could be used in place of ebony. "Laburnum anagyroides" is cultivated as an ornamental tree. The most common ornamental plant in the genus is a hybrid between this species and "Laburnum alpinum" — Laburnum × watereri. The English poet Francis Thompson described the "laburnum"
Don Flowers Hearst of King Features Syndicate wanted the feature and offered Flowers double what he earned at AP. However, AP held the rights, so Flowers simply renamed his panel "Glamor Girls" and signed on with King Features. "Oh, Diana!" was continued by Bill Champs and Phil Berube after Flowers left AP for King Features in 1945. Virginia Clark was drawing "Oh, Diana!" in 1947. "Modest Maidens", was taken over by AP staff artist Jay Alan. At its peak, "Glamor Girls" ran in 300 newspapers. Flowers continued to draw the "Glamor Girls" daily and Sunday panels until his 1968 death from emphysema.