Seed are sometimes sold commercially while still enclosed within the hard wall of the fruit, which must be split open to reach the seed. Different groups of plants have other modifications, the so-called stone fruits (such as the peach) have a hardened fruit layer (the endocarp) fused to and surrounding the actual seed. Nuts are the one-seeded, hard-shelled fruit of some plants with an indehiscent seed, such as an acorn or hazelnut. Seeds are produced in several related groups of plants, and their manner of production distinguishes the angiosperms ("enclosed seeds") from the gymnosperms ("naked seeds"). Angiosperm seeds are produced in
McKenzie Seeds McKenzie Seeds McKenzie Seeds is a seed packaging company which has over 200 employees and is based in Brandon, Manitoba. It was established in 1896 by Dr. Albert Edward McKenzie, and is now Canada's foremost seed supplier with 60% of the market. Its retail division sells seed under the brands McKenzie, Thompson & Morgan, Gusto Italia, and Pike, as well as other gardening products and accessories. Through a direct mail division it operates the brands McFayden and McConnell catalogues. In 1945, 90% of the company shares passed from its founder to the Manitoba Government to benefit Brandon College, the forerunner