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<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="4">See partway down our homepage for the auction terms and listings: </font><font size="4"><font size="6"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><font size="4"><font color="#0000ff"><b><a href="http://www.sacredsucculents.com/#auction">www.sacredsucculents.com/#auction</a></b></font></font></span></font></span></font></span></font></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="3">
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<div><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#ff0000"><b>Please read the full terms before bidding.</b></font></font></div></span></font></span></span></span></span><font size="6"><font size="4"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><font size="4"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Plants are for US bidders only, </b></font></font></font></span></font></font></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="6"><font size="4"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><font size="4"><font face="times new roman, serif">yet<font color="#ff0000"><b> </b></font>the<font color="#ff0000"><b> auction Seeds and the Book </b></font></font></font></font></span></font></font></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="6"><font size="4"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><font size="4"><font face="times new roman, serif"><font color="#ff0000"><b>offering<i> </i></b></font></font></font></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></span></span></span></span><font size="6"><font size="4"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><font size="4"><font face="times new roman, serif"><font color="#ff0000"><b><i>are open to international bidding</i>!</b></font><font color="#990000"> <br></font></font></font></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></span></span></span></span><font size="6"><font size="4"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><font size="4"><font face="times new roman, serif">Due to this year's adversities, a <i>number of plants will only
be available via auction for some time, and many of these only as a single offering</i>.</font><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"> </font></font></font></span></font></font></font><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: large;">Know
that auction purchases directly fund nursery repairs and renovations as
well as our continual research and conservation work</span><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>.</b></font></div></span></font></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><div><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><i><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" color="#ff0000"><u style="">All bids should be directed to our other email</u>:</font></i></b> <b><a href="benkamm@monitor.net">benkamm@monitor.net</a> </b><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">The auction closes this Monday, December 18, at 6:00pm Pacific Standard Time</font>.<font color="#990000"> </font></b><br>
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</font><font style="font-weight: bold;" color="#0000ff"><a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list"><font color="#0000ff"> SPECIMEN PLANT LIST</font></a> </font><font style="">is posted for December</font>, <b><i>a few more plants added today!</i><br></b>See below the auction <b>- </b><a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list"><font color="#0000ff">https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list</font></a></font></div>
<div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><b style=""><font color="#cc0000">This is the final and largest update of the
year! </font></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">We've listed many new cacti & succulents, unique medicinals,
Andean species (including a medley of rare Ericaceae), and our current
stock of <b><a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#andean-tubers"><font color="#0000ff">Andean Tubers</font></a></b>. This is also where we've listed a selection of the
currently available retail plants. </span></div>
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<div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><font color="#cc0000"><b>Bonus
Gift Plant Special!:</b></font> <i>Plant orders</i> with a <u>subtotal</u> of $100 or more, and
<u><b>postmarked by 12/16</b></u>, will include our choice of bonus gift plants!
(We'll choose relevant gift plants of roughly 15-20% the value of the
order subtotal, based on your order or your requests and our available
stock.)<br>
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<div style="font-size: large;"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">A selection of<b> <a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#books" style=""><font color="#0000ff">New BOOKS</font></a></b>, including <a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#rare-used-books"><font color="#0000ff"><b>Rare & Used
Editions</b></font></a>, has been posted
near the bottom of our homepage.<b> </b>Several books are currently<font style="font-weight: bold;" color="#cc0000"> On Sale</font>, including<font style="font-weight: bold;" color="#cc0000"> </font><font style=""><a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#ott-books"><font color="#0000ff"><b>Jonathan
Ott's titles</b></font></a>.</font><b> </b>Some of the singular rarities we've listed come from the
library of our late friend, the celebrated ethnobotanist<b> </b><a href="https://www.desertfoodplants.org/" style="font-weight: bold;"><font color="#0000ff">Richard
Felger</font></a><b>. </b></font></div>
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<div style="font-size: large;"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">We’ve
also posted the last of some <a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#products"><font color="#0000ff"><b>Botanical Products</b></font></a> -- balsam resins, Goldroot, and
Muña oil.<b><br>
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<div style="font-size: large;"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Due
to intractable events, losses and extensive damage to many plants these
past seasons, <font style="font-weight: bold;" color="#cc0000">t</font><font style="font-weight: bold;" color="#cc0000">he rest of the website and PDF lists are primarily for
reference right now</font>.<b> </b>Our retail lists are in need of significant
revision -- a task which I’m unlikely to accomplish for at least several
months. In the interim, <font style="font-weight: bold;" color="#cc0000">we’re not taking any seed orders</font><b> </b>(except the
few Specimen or Auction listed seeds). You are welcome to make
inquiries, but know our <a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list"><font color="#0000ff">Specimen Plant List</font></a> is the only reliable list to
currently order from. This will continue until our retail stock has
sufficiently recovered and our lists have been revised -- we <i style="">hope</i> to update the retail PDFs and resume shipping seed in spring 2024.</font></div>
<div style="font-size: large;"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font color="#cc0000">Please email to confirm availability <i style="">prior</i> to ordering.</font> </b>Use this email <i>or</i><b> benkamm@monitor.net<br>
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<div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: large;"><b>The PLEASURE: Animist Encounters with Poison Oak </b> <font color="#ff0000">~signed copies!~</font><br>
by Erik Davis, illustrations by David Y. D’Andrea<br>
Lessons from the Poison Path<br>
A lively and fascinating essay by our good friend Erik Davis, inspired
by a hike we took just downstream of Sacred Succulents the first summer
of the pandemic. Poison oak is a integral member of California’s
ecology, a plant that demands attention and prudence, yet little has be
written about this adaptable species and many mysteries still surround
the wily nature of <i>Toxicodendron diversilobum</i>. Scratching beneath
the surface of science and legend, Erik keenly discerns poison oak’s
anthropomorphic qualities, including that of a fierce and mercurial
guardian, a tricky teacher, and a vigorous ally to the endangered
“wilds”. A must read for all who’ve encountered the plant and it’s
troublesome effects—what some perversely describe as the pleasure. With a
gorgeous full color cover and interior black & white illustrations,
this informative chapbook is a lovely limited collector’s item. <font color="#cc0000">Our
copies are signed by the author!</font><br>
6 ~ Copies, Signed Chapbook, 24 pages $20 (8 oz)<br>
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<div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: large;">Through
the calamities and obstacles of recent years we persist in our efforts
to care for life here in all its myriad forms. You have our perpetual
gratitude for your patience and support! </span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><font face="times new roman, serif">warm regards,</font></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></div></span></font><font face="times new roman, serif">
<div><font size="4">Ben Kamm and family,</font></div></font></span><br></span><font face="Papyrus"><font size="4"><b>Sacred Succulents</b>:</font><font face="arial,sans-serif"> </font></font>Rare &
Endangered Beneficial Plants & Seeds<br class="">
<em class=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="">Conservation of Resilient
Biodiversity through Propagation, Dissemination and
Education</span></em><br>
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PO Box 781<br>
Sebastopol, CA 95473 USA<br>
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<b><font color="#990000">We do not take Paypal or other online payments. Still just cash, check or money order to our PO box.</font></b><div><font color="#990000"><b><br></b></font><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:blue"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">MICROCOSMS:</span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">
</span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">A
Homage to Sacred Plants of the Americas</span></span></a></b><br>
A stunning hidden dimension of plants revealed through confocal
microscopy.<i><br>
Ben Kamm is a contributing researcher and photographer to this
unique science-art project.</i><i><br>
His commentary on the project</i> -<a href="https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/commentary/ben-kamm" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"> <b>
https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/commentary/ben-kamm/</b></a><i><br>
His article on the Andean keystone tree</i> <i>Polylepis</i> -<b>
</b><b><a href="https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/plant/polylepis-spp/" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"><font color="#0000ff">
https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/plant/polylepis-spp/</font></a></b></p><div><b><font color="#990000"><br></font></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><b>If you wish to be removed from this list, please unsubscribe the same you signed up: </b><a href="http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/sacredsucculents" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/sacredsucculents</a></span></div><div><br></div></div></div></span>
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