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
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.