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581 1953 EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE LIFE OF PLANTS. UW-Govt 1935 13min sd b&w $21.20 581 jh-sh-c Produced by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Time lapse photography shows how seeds germinate and how roots, stem, leaves, and flowers develop LC card FIE 52-401 LUTHER BURBANK. EBF 1930 12min si b&w $18 581 el-jh-sh Guide Produced by Eastman Teaching Films, Inc. Part of the life of the 'plant wizard' is depicted by scenes showing cactus development, lily pollination, the development of long staple cotton, walnuts with paper thin shells, and improved varieties of wheat and oats MOVEMENTS OF SOME COMMON PLANTS. lowaStU 1940 15min si b«few ?25, rent $2 581 sh-c Produced by the Dept. of Biophotography at Rutgers University Shows by means of time-lapse photography the constant movement of plants due to various external and internal factors. The plants used are trillium, wild carrot, garden pea, cucumber tendril, mushroom, blood root, marsh mallow and night blooming cereus NITROGEN CYCLE. EBF 1938 15min si b&w $24 581 Jh-sh-c Guide Produced by Eastman Teaching Films, Inc. Nitrogen compounds serve as a key to the transfer of energy in nature. The growing green plant synthesizes organic nitrogen compounds. Animals depend upon plants for food. For the most part, man must be responsible for the return of nitrogen compounds to the soil THE ONION. IntFlmBur 1950 llmin sd b&w (Biology series) $50, rent $2.50 581 jh-sh-c-ad Produced for the British Council. New narration added in U.S. The onion is used as an example of the life cycle of a plant. Begins with a highly magnified view of the onion seed, showing the young plant within. The growth process is then shown by means of microphotography and timelapse photography EFLA evaluation card No. 1000 OSMOSIS. TFC 1947 20min sd b&w lease apply 581 Jh-sh Guide Produced by Aiflliated Film Producers for the Motion Picture Association of America When a 15-year old boy finds it difficult to understand the process of osmosis, his detective friend explains it to him with the aid of several experiments at the police laboratory EFLA evaluation card No. 394 PHOTOSYNTHESIS. UW-Educ 1950 14min sd b&w (Botany series) $75 581 jh-sh-c Produced by Gaumont -British Instructional Films. Re -edited and American narration added by United World Films Shows carbon dioxide entering plant structure of leaf and its conversion in chloroplasts to oxygen, which is eliminated. Carbon is built up into glucose with water from roots. The necessity for chlorophyll is shown and the process of glucose being changed to starch is illustrated LC card FiA 52-2389 EFLA evaluation card No. 1088 PLANT ODDITIES. IntFlmBur lOmin sd color $100, rent $5 581 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by John Nash Ott, Jr. Plants that live on air, plants that eat insects and plants with extra sensitive nervous systems. A sequence of dancing flowers was accomplished by controlling the light, temperature and moisture so that the interrupted growth and unusual motion thus obtained is in rhythm with a Straus waltz. PLANT REACTIONS. Academy 1951 llmin sd color $100 581 sh-c Reactions of plants to water, light, gravity, chemicals via timelapse photography. Narration explains reactions prior to execution. Closeups give detail of motions PLANT SURVIVAL. UW-Educ 1949 lOmin sd b&w (Botany series) $45 581 jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Gaumont-British Instructional Films. Re-edited and American narration added by United World Films. Shows the protective devices used in various stages of plant growth by means of close-ups of roots, seeds, buds, leaves, and flowers. The defenses of flowers and leaves against damage by rain and animal are also seen LC card FiA 2395 EFLA evaluation card No. 1319 POWER OF PLANTS. AlmanacFlms 1950 llmin sd b&w (John Kieran's kaleidoscope ser) $45 581 Produced by Paul F. Moss By means of time-lapse photography, the physical power of plants is shown in their indomitable effort to reach the sun and fulfill their growth. How they overcome such obstacles as rocks, covered glass jars, multiple layers of tin foil and heavy weights is demonstrated ROOT DEVELOPMENT. UW-Educ 1950 9mln sd b&w (Botany series) $40 581 Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Gaumont-British Instructional Films. Re-edited and American narration added by United World Films The use of microphotography, speeded up 30,000 times, reveals details of root structure and growth. Animated diagrams show moisture absorption. Elaborate mechanisms of roots are seen in action and sensitivity of the root tip Is demonstrated LC card FiA 52-2390 EFLA evaluation card No. 1321 ROOTS OF PLANTS. EBF 1931 llmin sd b&w $50, rent $2.50 581 Jh-sh-c Guide Produced by Erpi Classroom Films, Inc. Various forms of roots are first presented. Time-lapse and micro-photography are employed to bring out the processes of growth, structure and other characteristics. The functions of the root-cap and the root-hairs are shown An experiment in osmosis is demostrated and explained, followed by an animated sequence of water absorption by the roots SEED DISPERSAL. EBF 1931 llmin sd b&w $50, rent $2.50 581 jh-sh-c Guide Produced by Erpi Classroom Films, Inc. Shows ways by which seeds of plants are scattered in order to insure the propagation of the species. The methods illustrated include dispersal by the wind, transportation by animals, and forceful propulsion from the seedcase 472