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Secrets of the Plant World

Uses time-lapse photography to show the means used by plants for adaptation and survival, placing emphasis upon means of seed dispersal, seed germination, and plant growth. Pictures seed dispersal by parachute, self-planting, shooting out seeds, and releasing seeds only after the heat of forest fires. Plant growth and seed germination are observed in growth of roots, leaves, and mushrooms; vines searching for support; flowers blossoming; and fruit ripening.
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Describes the various ways in which seeds are planted without the help of man. Uses time-lapse photography to show the growing, budding, and flowering of many plants.

More in Secrets of Life Series

  1. Living Lies 1934
  2. SECRETS OF THE ANT AND INSECT WORLD 1960
  3. SECRETS OF THE BEE WORLD 1960
  4. SECRETS OF THE PLANT WORLD 1960
  5. SECRETS OF THE UNDERWATER WORLD 1960
  6. Secrets of the Ant and Insect World 1961
  7. Secrets of the Plant World 1961
  8. Secrets of the underwater world 1961

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  1. A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, year, creator, length, format, description
  2. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — length, catalog record
  3. Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education) — title, creator, length, color, description

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