Fertilisation the Greek composite word γυμνόσπερμος (γυμνός gymnos, "naked" and σπέρμα sperma, "seed"), meaning "naked seeds", after the unenclosed condition of their seeds (called ovules in their unfertilised state). Their naked condition stands in contrast to the seeds and ovules of flowering plants (angiosperms), which are enclosed within an ovary. Gymnosperm seeds develop either on the surface of scales or leaves, often modified to form cones, or at the end of short stalks as in Ginkgo. After being fertilised, the ovary starts to swell and develop into the fruit. With multi-seeded fruits, multiple grains of pollen are necessary for syngamy with
Unwins Seeds A1(M) just north of the A14 Alconbury junction. It has garden seeds for flowers and plants. It has the largest share of the UK amateur seed market. Unwins Seeds Unwins Seeds is a British seed company based in Alconbury Weston, Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. "The Times" describes Unwins as "a firm that has grown ... to become one of the most familiar features of Britain’s horticultural landscape", and the BBC calls the company "world-famous". Unwins Seeds was formed in 1903 by William Unwin by selling sweet pea seeds. His son Charles, who had an interest in sweet peas, joined the business