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<div><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="5" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><u><b>2023's final </b><b><a href="http://www.sacredsucculents.com/#auction" style=""><font color="#0000ff">Mini Auction-Fundraiser</font></a></b> <b>ends at 6pm PST tonight!</b></u></font></span></div>
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<div><span style="line-height: 150%;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"></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" color="#ff0000"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="4"><b><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">The auction closes this evening at 6:00pm Pacific Standard Time, </font></b></font><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="4"><b><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Monday, December 18</font></b></font></span></font></span></span></span><font size="4"><b>.</b></font></span></font></span></span></span></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="4">See partway down our homepage for the auction terms and listings:<font color="#0000ff"> </font></font></span></font></span></span></span></span></font><b style=""><a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#auction" style=""><font color="#0000ff">https://sacredsucculents.com/#auction</font></a></b></div><div><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: large; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">Please read the full terms before bidding.</b><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><br></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"><b>Plants are for US bidders only, </b></font></font></span></font></font></font><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="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">yet<font color="#ff0000"><b> </b></font>the<font color="#ff0000"><b> auction Seeds and the Book </b></font></font></font></span></font></font></font><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="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 color="#ff0000"><b>offering<i> </i></b></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 color="#ff0000"><b><i>are open to international bidding</i>!<br>
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</p><div><b>We honor the email bids as first come first serve, so if we
don’t respond right away—do not worry, we will honor your bid in the
order/time it was received. <font color="#ff0000"><u>Note</u>:</font> <font color="#008000">the
last hour of the auction can get hectic and we may not be able to
notify you in a timely manner if you’ve been outbid during this final
phase</font> – so the last hour <font color="#ff0000">we recommend checking the website periodically to see the current high bids and respond accordingly</font>.
After the auction closes you will be contacted by email later that
evening or the following morning for the auction plants you have won.
The winning bids should all be posted on the website no later than
7:30pm (PST), Dec. 18. We request payment (cash, check, or money order)
be mailed promptly on Tuesday, Dec. 9 (any international winners of
seed/books contact us to arrange payment). We ship your plants after
receiving payment.</b></div>
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<div><font size="6"><font size="4"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><font size="4">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></font></font></span></font></font></font><span style="font-size: large;"><br>
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<div><span style="font-size: large;">Know
that auction purchases directly fund nursery repairs and renovations as
well as our continual research and conservation work</span><b>.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>____</b></div></span></font></span></span></span></font>
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<div style="font-size: large;"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><font style="">The</font><font style="font-weight: bold;">
</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 updated for December</font>, <i>and many plants are going quickly!</i><b><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>. <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></font><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"> and <font color="#cc0000"><b>are available at reduced Solstice pricing until 12/23</b></font>.<br>
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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"><b><font color="#38761d">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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</b><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: large;"><br></div><div style=""><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b style=""><font color="#134f5c">GIFT CERTIFICATES</font></b> make excellent gifts and are available for any amount, please inquire.</font></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><br></div></span></span></span><font style="font-family: Arial;" size="3"><span style="line-height: 150%;"></span></font></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: large;">Solstice blessings and gratitude for your 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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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>
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