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instance, the everbearing strawberries as imported from France winter-killed, 

 but their hybrids with wild Dakota strawberries proved hardy. 



The field is a wide one and the demand for hardy fruits urgent. The 

 practical importance is self-evident, since fruit culture is essential to true 

 home-making upon the open prairies. 



RESOLUTION. 



Dr. N. L. Britton presented and moved the adoption of a resolution com- 

 mending the movement inaugurated by the American Association of Agri- 

 cultural Colleges and Experiment Stations toward a general co-operation in 

 the study of heredity and the improvement of plants and animals. The mo- 

 tion was seconded by Mr. Watrous, and carried. 



Upon the suggestion of Mr. W. H. Evans, the secretary was directed 

 to transmit a notice of the action just taken to the secretary of the American 

 Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, and also to 

 send copies of this resolution to the horticultural press in advance of the 

 publication of the proceedings of this conference. 



