THEIR PROPERTIES, &C. 9! 



THE LABURNUM (broad-leaved variety). 

 (Cytisus laburnum.) 



This has been much planted as an ornamental 

 tree, and, in Scotland, even as a timber tree. 

 It has a full claim to both characters. It is cer- 

 tainly very beautiful when in flower, (landing fin- 

 gle, and being allowed to form its own natural 

 head ; or as a border tree around other planta- 

 tions. . In the grove, it may be trained to a fine 

 ftem, of very confiderable fize. 



The timber of this tree is at prefent the mod 

 valuable, and high-priced, of any that grows in 

 this country. There was a confiderable quantity 

 of it fold, at Brechin-caftle and Panmure, in No*, 

 vember 1809, by public fale, at fully half a gui- 

 nea per foot ! It was all bought by cabinet-makers ; 

 who were as anxious to get the fmall and middle 

 fized trees, as they were to have the large ones. 

 Some of the above wood was very old, and large ; 

 and in order to prevent any demur with refped to 

 its quality, it was all cut down before the fale ? 

 and was found good, and found. * In 1806, at a 

 public fale, a quantity was fold at 75. 6d. a foot. 



THE 



* It may be proper to notice here, that the Laburnum 

 timber which brought so high a price, was of the variety 



called 



