8 FISH CULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 
honest, sincere, and endowed-with many wonderful gifts. It is to 
the disinterested efforts of such a sterling man as was Professor 
Milner that we are beholden for the present position we enjoy, 
and though he be lost to us, I am hopeful that the memory of one 
of our leading officers will always be reverenced by the American 
Fish Cultural Association. 
Mr. BLAcKFrorD offered the following resolution : 
Resolved, That the President appoint three members of this 
Association to prepare suitable memorials on the death of Profes- 
sor Milner, a copy of which should be forwarded to Mrs. Milner. 
THE PRESIDENT appointed as said committee Mr. BLACKFORD, 
Mr. Puiutuips, and Mr. GREEN. 
Tue PResIDENT then read the following paper on Hybrids: 
Hyerips.—Since the creation of the New York Fishing Com- 
mission, particular attention has been paid to crossing different 
breeds, and even species of fish, as we hoped that valuable results 
might be obtained from such interesting experiments. Curious 
as it may. seem, these experiments have rarely been abortive, no 
matter how dissimilar the families, the eggs have been impregnated 
often to a large percentage, and have hatched. The following 
varieties have been crossed : 
FEMALE. MALE. | 
Salmon-trout with White-fish. ; : 
fe i “ — Brook-trout. | 
Brook-trout “  Fresh-water Herring. 
es i “«) Californiasalmon: 
‘f ts oe Mountain-trout. 
Shad “Striped ‘Hass; 
Ons ae TTIN ge, 
Of these we have the young now at the hatching-house of the 
salmon-trout brook-trout ; the brook-trout California salmon ; 
and brook-trout California brook-trout. 
It is observable of all hybrids that they are shy and wild; 
more so usually than either of their parents, and that in appear- 
ance they favor their larger parent. The cross between the brook- 
