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Dr. Pat Morishita, an entomologist at the University of California Riverside, consulted at the Ecke Ranch. 

Paul Ecke, Jr. (second from left). The group is sporting Paul Ecke Ranch trucker hats. 

Ed Harloff (center right), a family friend and local car dealer in Encinitas, CA.

Unidentified greenhouses, presumably the Ecke Ranch in Encinitas, CA

Delegation from the Japanese Poinsettia Growers Association touring the Paul Ecke Ranch, Encinitas, CA

Paul Ecke Jr. at unidentified industry event

Picture taken at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C.. Paul Ecke, Jr. was on the Board of Directors of the Arboretum in the 1990's.

Paul Ece Jr. (front row, left), holding a white poinsettia. The rest of the group is wearing a white carnation. 

Paul Ecke Sr. (seated, sixth from the left), Jim Leider from Chicago, and other unidentified people. The group met annually to travel and visit floriculture sites across the world. 

Picture taken presumably at the Del Mar Fair. From left to right: Tim Fennell's wife (Tim was the CEO/General Manager of the Del Mar Fair Grounds), Paul Ecke, Jr., and unidentified person. Paul Ecke, Jr. was on the Del Mar Fair Board for eight years…

Paul Ecke Jr. and an unidentified person, presumably a member of the Japanese Poinsettia Grower delegation. Picture taken in the Paul Ecke Ranch greenhouses in Encinitas, CA. 

Paul Ecke Jr. and unidentified women

Picture taken at the Del Mar Fair Garden Show (renamed the Paul Ecke Jr. Garden Show) with Paul Ecke Jr. presumably awarding the Paul Ecke Sr. Award to the winner. 

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The Lego installation was put out on Carlsbad Ranch prior to the move by Legoland to test how the pieces would weather in that location. The level of salt in the air was one consideration.