A Flora of Shetland; Comprehending a list of the Flowering and Cryptogamic Plants.with remarks on their Topography, Geology and Climate, &c. &c.

pp.xxvii, 67 with publisher’s errata. Small 8vo. Hardback. Signature of Charles John Guthrie, a prominent Scottish lawyer and judge (dated 1870) to front pastedown. Minor marks to endpapers o/w.contents fine. Original cloth with blind decoration and gilt title to front in nr. fine condition. Very scarce. Edmondston compiled the first known list of Shetland plants at the age of 11. He discovered several rare plants growing on the serpentine rocks on Unst, including the endemic Shetland Mouse-ear Cerastium nigrescens, known as Edmondston's Chickweed on the island. In 1845, he produced his Flora of Shetland, which, despite a few shortcomings, was a considerable achievement given his age (20) and it is still an important reference for Shetland botany.