HAWORTH'IA ATTENUA'TA. 
ATTENUATED-PEARL HAWORTHIA. 
Class. Order. 
HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
LILIACEJE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
C.G.Hope 
1 foot. 
August. 
Perennial. 
in 1790. 
No. 1068. 
Haworthia is a genus established by M. Duval, 
the name being given in honour of Adrian Hardy 
Haworth, Esq., a zealous naturalist and kind- 
hearted man He died in 1833, much regretted 
by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. 
Haworthia is by some botanists esteemed only as 
a sub-genus of Aloe. The great extent of the latter 
may, however, justify the division. 
Very many of these succulents, as they are usually 
called, are admirably suited for window plants ; 
not alone for the ease with which they can be cul- 
tivated, but for the variety of their grotesque forms. 
Many of them are genuine oddities — very puz- 
zling, if inquiry be made regarding the occasion 
or utility of their shapes ; and, perhaps, useful in 
suppressing the pride of human knowledge. 
Haworthia attenuata, has rasp-like leaves, which 
vary in their degree of roughness according to their 
luxuriance of growth. It tolerates almost any 
amount of negligence in regard to watering. It 
should be potted in a mixture of loam and old 
lime rubbish, and be kept in a hall or sitting room 
window. 
