“Potatoe is the English name of the tuberose-rooted esculent Lycopersicon, or {{w|Solanum}}, of botanical writers. It was evidently so called on account of its similarity to the batata, the {{w|Taíno language|Indian}} name of the {{w|sweet potato}}, which was known in Europe at least thirty-three years before this country was blessed with the potatoe, which now forms alike the rich man's luxury and the poor man's bread!”