THE VEGETABLE AND SMALL-FRUIT GARDEN". 393 



the close of the season the wire is rolled up and kept 

 under cover until wanted the next season. There is much 

 modern support to the belief that grounding wire trellis 

 at the ends benefits vines of all kinds by supplying an 

 electrical current. 



The bush Lima varieties are smaller in size, but such 

 varieties as Henderson's Dwarf and Burpee's Dwarf are 

 nearly as good in quality as the large white Lima, and 

 they do not require poling. 



398. The Melons. These are included among desirable 

 fruits (222), and are here noted as a rare crop in home 

 gardens. If started on sods in the hot-bed, the crop will 

 be advanced fully two weeks. A main drawback to grow- 

 ing them in the home garden, especially in the suburbs 

 of our cities, is the pilfering by melon-loving boys. But 

 where the surroundings are favorable the home-grown 

 melons are specially desirable, as when brought from a 

 distance they are usually picked when not fully ripe. 



