The Life History of the Onion

(1943)

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1943

Runtime: 11 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Mary Field

Plot

The film shows speeded-up germination of the seed to form roots and shoot, at whose base the leaves later form a bulb. The flower produces pollen grains (shown much magnified), which are transferred by insects to the stigmas for fertilization of seeds inside the ovary.