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) Rock, causing "Mantola"s crew to abandon ship. "U-81" remained in the vicinity until chased away by "Laburnum" when she arrived on the scene hours later. "Laburnum" rescued 176 survivors of "Mantola"s passengers and crew (seven crewmen had been killed by a capsizing lifeboat) but attempts to talk the steamer in tow failed, and "Mantola" sank on 9 February. On 17 February 1917, the Q-ship was torpedoed by the German submarine , but after a "panic party" faked abandoning ship, "U-83" surfaced near "Farnborough" and was sunk by shellfire from the Q-ship. "Farnborough" herself was badly damaged by the torpedo, and