Gymnosperm Gymnosperm The gymnosperms , also known as Acrogymnospermae, are a group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, "Ginkgo", and gnetophytes. The term "gymnosperm" comes from the Greek composite word "γυμνόσπερμος" (γυμνός gymnos, "naked" and σπέρμα sperma, "seed"), meaning "naked seeds". The name is based on the unenclosed condition of their seeds (called ovules in their unfertilized state). The non-encased condition of their seeds 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, which are often modified to form cones,
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