<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><b>[<font color="#ff0000"><u>Note</u></font>: do not respond to this email, use</b></font><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:benkamm@monitor.net">benkamm@monitor.net</a> </b></span></span><font size="2"><b>]</b></font></font></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Greetings
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<h5 align="left"><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The last few weeks have finally seen a welcome mellowing of high temperatures here as the season turns towards autumn. The summer has been harsh, with periodic heat spikes that disrupted much of our propagation work. Very few plants appreciate the extremes and we've even seen species damaged that had otherwise weathered the vicissitudes of the past decade. Still, we're adapting and have inched forward with nursery renovations. </span></font></h5><h5 align="left"><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4">The Specimen Plant List<span style="font-weight: 400;"> is now updated for September. To celebrate the Autumnal Equinox, </span><font color="#cc0000">we're offering significant discounts on dozens of select specimens and some books through the end of the month [sale ends after September 30th].</font></font><font size="4" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#cc0000"> </font><br></b></font><b style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><font color="#008000">SPECIMEN PLANT LIST</font><font color="#008000">: </font></b><b style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list"><font color="#0000ff">https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list</font></a><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></b><b style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><font color="#008000">BOOKS</font><font color="#008000">: </font></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><u><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#books"><font size="4"><b><font color="#0000ff">https://sacredsucculents.com/#</font></b></font><font size="4"><b><font color="#0000ff">books</font></b></font></a></u></span></span></h5><h5 align="left"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sacred Succulents is currently operating at reduced capacity, we are still not taking seed & PDF catalog orders, and remain unsure when we'll be in a position to do so. Right now we are almost exclusively taking orders from our Specimen Plant List. </span><i style="font-size: large;">Before</i><span style="font-size: large;"> mailing payment, please email your order list to confirm item availability.</span></span></span></h5><div><h5 align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font size="4" face="times new roman,serif" style=""><font color="#ff0000" style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Note</u></font><span style="font-weight: normal;">: we've had some ongoing issues with our Hushmail email. If you've messaged </span><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:sacredsucculents@hushmail.com" style="font-weight: normal;">sacredsucculents@hushmail.com</a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and haven't received a response, please try again through our always reliable </span><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:benkamm@monitor.net" style="font-weight: normal;">benkamm@monitor.net</a><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br></span></font></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">__</span></h5></div><h5 align="left"><i style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://littlebig25.com/PR-240907.shtml"><font color="#0000ff">LITTLE, BIG</font></a><br></i><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">As some of you know, in addition to caring for thousands of plants, the last few years I've </span></font><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">assisted in publishing the anniversary edition</span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> of my friend John Crowley's 1981 award winning novel,<i> Little, Big</i>. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;">Erik Davis</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"> just posted </span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">a lovely essay about the book in which </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;">I make an appearance</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;">: <a href="https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big"><font color="#0000ff">https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big</font></a></span></h5><h5 align="left"><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stock is running low, but books can still be purchased: </span><a href="https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big" style="font-weight: 400;"><font color="#0000ff">https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big</font></a><br>A limited q</font><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">uantity of the signed, Numbered edition have just been made available:</span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4" color="#0000ff"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big-numbered-edition">https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big-numbered-edition</a><br></span></font><i style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><font color="#cc0000" style="">Little, Big </font></i><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><font color="#cc0000" style="">Equinox Special!</font><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Until September 21, use the discount code “</span>littlebig40<span style="font-weight: 400;">” during checkout to receive 10% off your purchase. </span></font><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a one time offer, don't pass up your chance to invest in these gorgeous literary artifacts made to last for generations.<br></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">__</span></h5><h5 align="left"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">gratitude,</span></h5><h5 align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/"><font size="4"><span style="color:blue;">MICROCOSMS: A
Homage to Sacred Plants of the Americas</span></font></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 class="moz-txt-link-freetext" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/commentary/ben-kamm"> <b> <font color="#0000ff">https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/commentary/ben-kamm/</font></b></a><i><br>
His article on the Andean keystone tree</i> <i>Polylepis</i>
-<b> </b><b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/plant/polylepis-spp/"><font color="#0000ff">
https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/plant/polylepis-spp/</font></a></b></font></p>
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