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The PSI American and European Seedbank Sales are now closed. Thank you to all members who have donated, purchased and helped distribute seeds, and a big thank you and congratulations to Bob for his successful debut as American Seedbank manager, and to Sal for yet another brilliant European Seedbank sale.

Each of them hopes to hold at least one more sale in 2021, later in the year – watch this space !

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Published 28 February, 2021

We are pleased to announce that Bob Holzinger has been appointed manager of the PSI American Seedbank. We are grateful to his predecessor, Jorge Ochoa, for paving the way, and are only sorry that his day job prevented him from continuing in the role, although he has kindly agreed to help Bob when he can, both in the form both of seed and expertise.

Bob will open his first sale to Premium Members on Sunday 7th February, and to Basic Members on Thursday 18th February. Those who have kindly donated seeds will be able to access the sale a few days earlier. For more details, please go to the American Seedbank page. You will also be able to preview the sale once you have logged in.

Meanwhile Sal La Delfa, in response to the strong demand for seeds in his previous sale, will reopen the European Seedbank on exactly the same dates. For more details, please go to the European Seedbank page. You will also be able to preview the sale once you have logged in.

Members living outside the relevant areas are most welcome to order from the two seedbanks, but in the present uncertain times will understand that we are unable to guarantee delivery.

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Published 26 January, 2021

The 2019 double issue newsletter has been published. Many thanks once again to Matt Lanas for all his hard work and to the many contributors who have made this a bumper 48-pager. Special thanks to Matt Candeias for his guest article on Adenia and to Markus Varga for his practical guide to this fascinating genus in the passionflower family; the sharp-eyed will discern a member species in his photo on the front cover, behind the foreground subject Passiflora edmundoi, which inaugurates our new series of Plant Profiles.

The first item in the issue is an update from your President and Vice-President, in which we ask you all (basic as well as premium members) to complete a PSI and Me questionnaire, to tell us what you would like PSI to be, and how you can help us get there! Please do take a few moments for this – unless you tell us, we may never know !