Letter from [William] Bateson, The John Innes Horticultural Institution, The Manor House, Merton, Surrey, to Mr [Robert] Harrison, [Royal Society] Does not remember having had any communication from the author of the enclosed and cannot therefore take any responsibility in connection with the paper. Opines that the paper should not be published, as the notion is a very old one and whilst there may be truth in it, the evidence offered amounts to nothing. 20 November 1915