Maclehose, Jackson & Co. 1923. First edition. 4to. (250) pp. Illustrated with 12 color plates; Brown cloth, stamped in gilt, lightly soiled, all edges untrimmed; autograph letter by the author to Lindsay Fleming tipped to front paste-down, original mailing envelope mounted; contemporary photograph of the author mounted to front free end-paper; prelims foxed;

The letter, dated January 1, 1937: "With greeting for the New Year let me thank you for the intersting note on your garden, and for the pamphlet on Goodwood. It must be forty years since I was there, for whereas I cared not for races and was keen for salmon fishing, I preferred Gordon Castle for a holiday. The 7th Duke was the same age as I, and we were schoolfellows. His G. Aunt Jane Duchess of Gordon being my g. great aunt. Your garden must be very interesting. It is near the chalk, but as your can grow Cliathes I suppose you are clear of it. Perhaps the enclosed photo of Euchryphia pinnatifoli as it was here in August may interest you. We have several of this species here, its peculiar merit being that it flowers with equal profusion every year. I am sincerely yours Herbert Maxwell"