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
Botanical Garden named after Rostovtsev Botanical Garden named after Rostovtsev The Botanical Garden named after S. I. Rostovtsev () is a Botanical Garden in Moscow at the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. Founded in 1895 on the initiative of botanist S. I. Rostovtsev. The garden area is about 1.2 hectares. The Botanical Garden is part of the complex reserve "Petrovsko-Razumovskoye" and has the status of a specially protected natural area of federal significance. The founder of the botanical garden S. I. Rostovtsev will divide it into 3 departments: systematic, biological and experimental. In the systematic department, students studied the systematics of plants. The biological department was designed