Excerpt from Sylva Florifera, Vol. 2 of 2: The Shrubbery Historically and Botanically Treated; With Observations on the Formation of Ornamental Plantations, and Picturesque Scenery Pliny tells us, that the laburnum belongs to the Alps, and that it. Was not commonly known in Italy when he wrote his Natural History. He says, the wood is White and hard; and that the bees would not even settle upon the blossoms of this tree. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.