Douglas Chalk — Hebes and Parahebes

London, Christopher Helm, 1988. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated botanical work specialising in Hebes and Parahebes. First edition. Illustrated throughout with many in-text drawings, eight colour plates and thirty-four black and white illustrations. Collated complete. A guide to the use of hebes and parahebes in gardening, with reference to their place in the flora of their native New Zealand and the classification of the group. These easy-to-grow shrubs offer a wealth of varieties with this text being written for the keen gardener without technical jargon. Written by Douglas Chalk. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.