Ledenbergia
(a commemorative name). ORD. Phytolaccaceoe. A monotypic genus, the species being a very ornamental-leaved stove climbing shrub. It thrives in a compost of rich loam and leaf mould, and requires ample drainage and plenty of pot room. Propagated by cuttings, placed in sandy loam, under a hand glass, in gentle bottom heat.
L. roseo-aenea (rosy-bronze). fl. whitish, small, inconspicuous, disposed in long, drooping, axillary racemes. l. large, alternate, thick, obovate-lanceolate, dark shining coppery-green on the upper surface, and bright rosy-violet colour beneath. Stems and branches reddish-purple. Central America, 1869. (I. H. 591.)