This spot possesses further interest to a botanist by the production of some rare plants. The asparagus officinalis,
the beta maritima, the carduus acoulis, rare in Cornwall, and some others.
Doctor Borlase records some instances of great longevity in this parish, but such generally occur in all dry and unconfined districts, more especially when they are somewhat elevated above the ordinary level of alluvial countries.
A manufactory has been recently established for producing ornamented trifles from the beautifully coloured and variegated serpentine of this district, and with so much success that vases have been turned in lathes, exceeding a foot in height, and they hope to polish chimney-pieces on a large scale.
LANDRAKE.
HALS.
The manuscript relating to this perish is lost.
TONKIN.
Landrake is situate in the hundred of East, and hath to the west St. Germans; to the north Quethiock; to the east Pillaton, Botus Fleming and St. Stephan’s; to the south St. Erney.