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1775. The esculent convolvulus, vulgo, sweet potatoe, claims the next place in this list…. The following list will point out the varieties, in an ascending scale for goodness. 1st. Spanish, or the original root. 2nd. Carolina, little superior to the first. 3rd. Brimstone, from its internal colour, with a red skin. 4th. Purple potatoe, having that colour throughout except a very little of the heart. 5th. Bermudas, or round white potatoe.—B. Romans, ‘Florida,’ p. 123.
1846. See SMALL POTATOES.
