You may see them, too, perch on the topmost boughs of the tall damson trees in the orchard; and again, later in the autumn, after nesting is over, they assemble in hundreds-one might almost say thousands-in the withy bed by the brook, settling on the slender willow wands.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
The finches, after spending a little time in the apple and damson trees, fly over the wall and road to this second hedge, and follow it down for nearly half a mile to a little enclosed meadow, which, like the orchard, is a specially favourite resort.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
Therefore the Squire's tactics were successful, and the talk at the supper table over the hot biscuits and the cold chicken and the damson preserves was concerned merely with the characters of the brothers Britt.
"When Egypt Went Broke"
Holman Day