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<div><span style="line-height:150%;"><font size="5" style=""><b style=""><font color="#38761d">The second fundraiser of the year, the </font><a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/auction-fundraiser/" style=""><font color="#0000ff">Autumnal Plant Auction</font></a><font color="#38761d">, is </font></b></font></span><span style="color:#38761d;line-height:150%;"><font size="5"><b style="">now underway</b><b style="">!</b></font></span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;"><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 our new Auction-Fundraiser page for the auction terms and listings: </font></span></font><b style="font-size:large;"><a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/auction-fundraiser/"><font color="#0000ff">https://sacredsucculents.com/auction-fundraiser</font></a></b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 14px;"><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%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: large;">Please read the full terms before bidding.</b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 14px;"><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></div><div style=""><b style="font-size: large;"><i><font style="background-color:#fff;" color="#ff0000">All bids should be directed to our other email:</font></i></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:benkamm@monitor.net" style="">benkamm@monitor.net</a></b></div>
<div style=""><font style="font-size: large; font-weight: 700;">The auction closes this Sunday, October 20, at 6:00pm Pacific Standard Time</font><b style="font-size: large;">.</b></div>
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<div style=""><b>After the damage we've sustained the last 2 winters, and
extreme heat spikes in summer taking a toll, these auctions are a big
help in raising the support the nursery so vitally needs -- know that
your auction purchases directly fund these much needed nursery repairs,
essential renovations, ongoing irrigation installation [after 20 years
of hand-watering, we can no longer keep up -- we've lost over 25% of our
rare & endangered plant collection in the last 5 years due to the
climatic shift towards hotter & drier], equipment repair &
replacement [for instance, the refrigerator we use exclusively for our
seed bank died during the worst summer heat], as well as our continual
research & conservation work. We are deeply grateful for your love
of plants and support of our work!</b></div></span></font></span></span></span></font><font face="times new roman, serif" style="font-size: large;"><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%;"><div><font size="4">__</font></div></span></font></span></span></span></font></div>
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<div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">The<b> </b></span><b style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><font color="#008000">SPECIMEN PLANT LIST</font></b><font color="#0000ff" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"> </font><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">has </span><font size="4" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">been updated for </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="line-height: 150%;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><font size="4">October with<b> </b></font></font></span></span></span><font size="4" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><b><font color="#ff0000">select plants on sale</font>:<br>
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PRODUCTS: </b></font><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#products"><b><font color="#0000ff">https://sacredsucculents.com/#products</font></b></a></font></div>
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<span style="font-size:large;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Note: </b>Sacred Succulents is currently operating at reduced capacity, we are still not taking seed & PDF catalog orders.<br></font></span>__<br><br></div><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode" style=""><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Perpetual gratitude for your support,</span></div></div><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode" style=""><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><p style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Ben Kamm &
family</span></p></span></span></div></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><p style="font-size: 14px;"><font size="5" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><b><br></b></font></p><p style="font-size: 14px;"><font size="5" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><b>Sacred Succulents</b>: </font><font size="4" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Rare & Endangered Beneficial Plants & Seeds<br></font><em class="" style="font-size: large; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><span class="" style=""><b>Conservation of Resilient Biodiversity through
Propagation, Dissemination and Education<br></b></span></em><span style="font-size: large; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><b>PO Box
781<br></b></span><span style="font-size: large; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><b>Sebastopol, CA 95473 USA</b><br></span><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://www.sacredsucculents.com/" style="font-size: large; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.sacredsucculents.com</font></a></p><div style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><h5 align="left"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">
<p><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"><b><font color="#990000">We do not take Paypal
or other online payments. Still just cash, check or money
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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><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode" style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><font face="times new roman, serif">__</font></span></div><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode" style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></h5><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><span> </span>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;"> recently 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;">:<span> </span><a href="https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big"><font color="#0000ff">https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big<br></font></a></span><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stock is running low, but books can still be purchased:<span> </span></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></font></h5><h5 align="left"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">__</span></h5><h5 align="left"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><div style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>If you wish to be removed from this list, please unsubscribe the same you signed up: </b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/sacredsucculents">http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/sacredsucculents</a></font></span></div><div style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><div></div></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></h5><h5 align="left"><br></h5></span></span></span></span></div>
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