Dr. Bose communicated his paper 'On the Electric Pulsation accompanying
Automatic Movements in Desmodium Gyrans' to the Linnaean Society, which
was published, in December 1902. Then, in 1903, he communicated to the
Royal Society his researches on 'Investigation on Mechanical Response in
Plants,' 'On Polar effects of Currents on the Stimulation of Plants,'
'On the Velocity of Transmission of Excitatory waves in Plants,' 'On the
excitability and conductivity of Plant Tissues,' 'On the Propagation of
the Electromotive Wave concomitant of Excitatory Waves in Plants,' 'On
Multiple Response in Plants,' 'On an enquiry into the cause of Automatic
Movements.'
"These new contributions" made by Dr. Bose on Plant Response "were
regarded as of such great importance that the Royal Society showed its
special appreciation by recommending them to be published in their
Philosophical Transactions. But the same influence, which had hitherto
stood in his way, triumphed once more, and it was at the very last
moment that the publication was withheld. The Royal Society, however,
informed him that his results were of fundamental importance, but as
they were so wholly unexpected and so opposed to the existing theories,
that they would reserve their judgment until, at some future time,
plants themselves could be made to record their answers to questions put
to them. This was interpreted in certain quarters here as the final
rejection of Dr. Bose's theories by the Royal Society and the limited
facilities which he had in the prosecution of his researches were in
danger of being withdrawn."[20]