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Letter from Kozuio Sugimoto to Paul Ecke Jr. thanking him for the poinsettias, and keeping him updated of happenings in Montana.
Dear Mr. Ecke,
First of all, I would like to thank you for the very lovely poinsettias. It was very nice of you to…

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Max Ecke (Paul Ecke III's son) and Paul Ecke Jr. in the poinsettia field along Saxony Road at the Paul Ecke Ranch. 

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Family Circle article about poinsettias and the Ecke family

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There's a handwritten note on the back of the painting: "To Charles + Paul Ecke, Thanks for the tour of the greenhouses and the party. Your poinsettias are beautiful! Sue Walwick"

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The Eckes first met with Mrs. Ramos at a poinsettia seminar in the Philippines. This picture was taken on her subsequent visit to the Paul Ecke Ranch. 

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Paul Ecke Jr. and Thony Maurer (Magdalena Ecke's brother) at Barn 1, Paul Ecke Ranch in Encinitas. Boxes in the background are filled with bare root poinsettias to be sent by rail car across the country. The large scale on the right was used to weigh…

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Paul Ecke Jr. (front, center). The Japanese Poinsettia Association (JPA) was formed to get royalty income from Japan before a plant patent protection system was in place. Growers paid royalty to be able to grow Ecke poinsettia varieties, and got…
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