<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><div><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; line-height: 21px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="times new roman, serif" size="3"><b>[<u>Note</u>: <font color="#cc0000">do not respond to this email</font>, use</b><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><b> </b></span></span></font><strong style="font-family: Arial; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">benkamm@monitor.net</span></a></span></span></strong><font face="times new roman, serif" size="3"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><b> </b></span></span><b>]</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif" size="3"><b><br></b></font></div><div><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br></b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">The <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/auction-fundraiser/"><font color="#0000ff">Autumn Equinox Plant Auction-Fundraiser</font></a> ends <i>tonight</i> at 6pm PST</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;"><i><font color="#cc0000">Please read the full terms before bidding.</font></i></b><b style="font-size: large;"></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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 style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><font style="font-size: large; font-weight: 700;">What may be the last auction of 2025 closes this evening at </font><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: 700;">6:00pm Pacific Standard Time, </span><font style="font-size: large; font-weight: 700;">Monday, September 29.</font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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 style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><font style="font-size: large; font-weight: 700;">__<br></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span><span style="line-height: 21px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><b style="font-size: large;"><font color="#cc0000"><br></font></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><b style="font-size: large;"><font color="#38761d"><i>THE</i> <a>BIGGEST</a><a> </a><a href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list">SPECIMEN PLANT SALE OF THE YEAR</a> <i>ENDS TOMORROW! </i></font></b></span></span></div><div><br></div></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"><div><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><div style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><font color="#ff0000">Tuesday, 9/30, is<i> the last day to place orders </i>to ship this year!:</font></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font color="#cc0000">Orders must be confirmed with us via email (then payment mailed by 10/1).</font></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: large;"><font color="#741b47"><b>Orders placed now will ship early to mid October, o</b><b>rders placed after 9/30 <i>will ship Spring 2026.</i></b></font></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font style="font-size: large;">This hiatus from shipping new orders is required to give us time to fully focus on the infrastructure projects that are now absolutely <i>critical</i> to preserving the high diversity of rare & endangered plants in our nursery, conservancy-research gardens and seed bank, and to ultimately make available the many hundreds of species we’ve never released publicly. <i>For more info, see </i></font></span></span></span></span><font size="4"><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/support-our-endeavors/"><b>https://sacredsucculents.com/support-our-endeavors</b></a></font></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font style="font-size: large;"><i><br></i></font></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font style="font-size: large;"><b><font color="#008000">You can now help support </font><font color="#008000">our research, conservation work and renovation projects crucial to Sacred Succulents future via</font> </b></font></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><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 style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font style="font-size: large;"><b><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://ssbp.betterworld.org/"><font color="#0000ff">https://ssbp.betterworld.org</font></a></b></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;"><i><font color="#008000">Become a patron of our vital endeavors:</font></i> <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://ssbp.betterworld.org/donate"><font color="#0000ff">https://ssbp.betterworld.org/donate</font></a></b></div><span style="line-height: 21px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: large;">__</i></div></span></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><div style="font-size: 14px;"><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 style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><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 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 style="line-height: 24px;"><font size="3"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/auction-fundraiser/">ABOUT THE LAST DAY OF THE AUCTION & ITS CLOSE</a></u>:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>We honor the email bids as first come first serve</b>, so if we don’t respond right away—do not worry, we will honor your bid in the order/time it was received.</span></div><div><b style="font-size: large;"><font color="#ff0000"><u>Note</u>:</font> </b><span style="font-size: large;">the last hour of the auction can get hectic and <b>we may not be able to notify you in a timely manner if you’ve been outbid</b> – therefore, <i style="font-weight: 700;">we recommend checking the website periodically </i></span><b style="font-size: large;"><i>during this final phase </i></b><b style="font-size: large;"><i>to see the current high bids and respond accordingly</i>.</b></div><div><b style="font-size: large;"><font color="#ff0000"><u><br></u></font></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><font color="#ff0000"><u style="font-weight: 700;">A "soft close" to this auction</u><b>:<br></b></font></span><span style="font-size: large;">This allows for participants to make a final bid offer on a popular item even after the "close".<br><i style="font-weight: 700;">How it works</i><b>: </b><u style="font-weight: 700;"><font color="#cc0000">For any plant bid on in the final minutes of the auction</font></u>, we will email the bidders shortly after the 6pm close and give them the opportunity to make <i>1 final bid</i> on the plant within a given amount of time -- the highest bid wins the plant!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: 700;"><font color="#cc0000">For plants only bid on earlier in the auction</font></u>, there is no "soft close" and the win goes to the person with the highest bid at the 6pm close.</span></div></span></font><h5><b style="font-size: large;">After the auction ends, you will be contacted by email later in the evening <i>or</i> the following morning for the auction plants you have won.</b></h5><font size="3"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b></b><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The winning bids should all be posted on the website no later than 7:30pm (PST), tonight.</b></span></div></span></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Know that auction purchases directly fund much needed nursery repairs, essential renovations, </span><span style="font-size: large;">our continual conservation work, </span><span style="font-size: large;">research and writing.</span></div><div style="font-size: 14px;">__</div></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font style="font-size: large;"><i><br></i></font></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><font style="font-size: large;"><b><font color="#cc0000">September 30th is your last chance to take advantage of our HUGE SALE</font> on <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#specimen-plant-list"><font color="#0000ff">Specimen Plants</font></a> + new offerings:</b><i><br></i><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#trichocereus"><font color="#0000ff">Rare<i> Trichocereus</i></font></a>—including totally new hybrids, several coveted heirloom<i> T. pachanoi </i>clones and other desiderata available for the first time outside auction. New <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#succulents"><font color="#0000ff">Succulents</font></a> such as Andean<i> Tricho</i>-companions like<i> <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#peperomia"><font color="#0000ff">Peperomia</font></a>, Sedum </i>&<i> Villadia, <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#puya"><font color="#0000ff">Puya</font></a>; </i>rare <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#burseraceae"><font color="#0000ff">Copal (<i>Bursera</i>) & Frankincense (<i>Boswellia</i>)</font></a> treelets;<i> Aloe haemanthifolia </i>babies, the endangered mini-pineapple <i>Ochagavia elegans, <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#ephedra"><font color="#0000ff">Ephedra</font></a> </i>species,<i> <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#sceletium"><font color="#0000ff">Sceletium</font></a> </i>species, etc.<i> </i>Fresh <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#andean"><font color="#0000ff">Andean offerings</font></a> of<i> Bomarea, Calceolaria</i>, the coveted<i> Colletia ulicina</i>, large fruited Andean Elderberry (<i>Sambucus peruviana</i>) and <i>Rubus </i>species; fantastically floriferous <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#neotropical%20blueberries"><font color="#0000ff"><b>Neotropical Blueberries</b></font></a> like <i>Cavendishia, Satyria,</i> caudiciform<i> Ceratostema </i>&<i> Macleania</i>, and fructiferous<i> Pernettya</i>. Plus <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#other%20beneficials"><font color="#0000ff">Other Beneficials</font></a> including an array of showy Himalayan Huckleberry (caudexed <i><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/#agapetes"><font color="#0000ff">Agapetes</font></a></i>), the Giant Himalayan Nettle <i>Girardinaria diversifolia</i>; rare Asian<i> Rosa, Salvia </i>species, and more!<i><br><font color="#cc0000"><b>Many plants have been selling out, so take advantage of these offerings while you can!</b></font></i></font></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: large;">__</div><div style="font-size: large;"><div><br></div><div>We continue to slowly add to our webpage of our <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://sacredsucculents.com/trichocereus-bk-accession-info/"><b>Andean </b><b><i>Trichocereus</i> </b><b>BK </b><b>accessions</b></a><font color="#0000ff"></font></div>_</div></div><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"><br></div><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Gratitude for your ongoing support!</i></span></div><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ben Kamm & family<br><br></span></p></span></span></div></span></span><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><p style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><font size="5"><b>Sacred Succulents</b>: </font><font size="4" style="font-weight: 700;">Rare & Endangered Beneficial Plants & Seeds<br></font><em class="" style="font-size: large;"><span class=""><b>Conservation of Resilient Biodiversity through Propagation, Dissemination and Education<br></b></span></em><span style="font-size: large;"><b>PO Box 781<br></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><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;">http://www.sacredsucculents.com</a></p><div><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><h5 align="left" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><p><font size="4"><b><font color="#990000"><i>We do not take Paypal or other online payments. Still just cash, check or money order to our PO box.</i></font></b><b><br></b></font></p><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/"><font size="4">MICROCOSMS: A Homage to Sacred Plants of the Americas</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>https://www.microcosmssacredplants.org/commentary/ben-kamm/</b></a><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">~~~~~~~~~~~</p><p><font face="Garamond" size="4"><b><u><a href="https://jonathanottbooks.com/">Jonathan Ott Books</a></u></b></font><font face="Garamond" size="4"><br>
Deluxe editions of ethnopharmacologist Jonathan Ott's
books.</font><br></p><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode" style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;">__</span></div></span></span><p></p><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></h5><h5 align="left" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><i style="font-size: large;"><a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://littlebig25.com/PR-240907.shtml">LITTLE, BIG</a><br></i><font size="4" style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to caring for thousands of plants, the last few years I've </font><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: large;">assisted in publishing the anniversary edition</span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: large;"> of my friend John Crowley's 1981 award winning novel,<i> Little, Big</i>. </span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: large;">Erik Davis</span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: large;"> recently posted </span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: large;">an essay about the book in which </span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: large;">I make an appearance</span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: large;">: <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big">https://www.burningshore.com/p/big-little-big<br></a></span><font size="4" style="font-weight: 400;">Stock is running low, but books can still be purchased: <a rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big">https://store.deepvellum.org/products/little-big</a></font></h5><h5 align="left" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"><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 style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></h5><h5 align="left" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: 400;">__</span></h5><h5 align="left" style="font-size: 14px;"><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" style="font-weight: 400;">http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/sacredsucculents</a></h5></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div><br></span><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 style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>