REPORT OF THE SUPERVISING BACTERIOLOGIST. Zt 
far as to render it desirable to publish the results. But the 
American Society of Bacteriologists are planning to adopt during 
the present year a uniform scheme for bacteriological descrip- 
tion. It would be useless to publish our descriptions until after 
this uniform plan has been decided upon. It has been thought 
best, therefore, to continue the work during the present year, 
both for the purpose of obtaining more data before publication, 
and in order that the descriptions, when published, may con- 
form to the plan adopted by the Bacteriological Society. It is 
expected that this work will be published in the next annual 
report. 
Respectfully submitted, 
H. W. Conn 
