the better sorts

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We’ll start you with all we take to-day, except one or two of the better sorts, and those we’ll halve.

From Haviland's Chum by Mitford, Bertram

These wilding trees are, in the main, more hardy than the improved varieties, hence are largely employed as stocks for the better sorts, as well as for the plum and apricot.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.

The commonest were made of terra-cotta, the better sorts of bronze or silver, often richly ornamented and sometimes very graceful.

From Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul by Tucker, T. G. (Thomas George)

Of the better sorts of the wild fruits that I have met with, I will barely give you the names, not designing a natural history.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert

Of course they're rather dull, but then you get very few of the better sorts.

From Priscilla's Spies by Birmingham, George A.