Orchids (1948)

Orchids. St. Albans, Hertfordshire. C/U’s orchids, M/S as they collect pollen from one and transfer it to another. Some of the pollen is transferred into a flask. The bottled seeds are fed in greenhouses and seedlings are then planted separately into pots. C/U’s of orchid blooms. A man covers the orchids with tissue paper and packs them into crates then nails the front on. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.