{$R *.dfm}
Bindet die
dfm (Formular Dateien) als Ressource ein.
private und public ist in der Hilfe wunderschön erklärt.

Zitat von
Hilfe:
A
private member is invisible outside of the
unit or program where its class is declared. In other words, a private method cannot be called from another module, and a private field or property cannot be read or written to from another module. [..]
A
public member is visible wherever its class can be referenced.