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Show delicate members of ." family. of lhe Vanda Orchids are large numbers on the "k t Hawaii (where Mauna t lii the world's few remaining volcanoes, still erUDt e acfe years) and on Oahu wT h the location of Honoh.i., kiki beach. They a l Hawaii's tropical 8U soil formations of lava cimV" hundreds of inches of falls in certain section, Tk lands each year. ' "ei.- Mr. Christensen own,, , Rexall Drug Store atDlf says that eighty per cenuf ; women in this country S ' received an orchid. On Mav every lady who visits thf!!'11 receive a beautiful Vanda n T fresh from Hawaii free iZ as the supply las s J 33 City Drug Will Give Free Orchids to Mothers A large shipment of fresh Hawaiian Hawa-iian Vanda Orchids is due to arrive here by plane on May 10th. They are to be given away at City Drug's Rexall Store for Mother's Day, Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, Sun-day, May 11. Mr. Christensen, proprietor, told the Springville Herald that 500 of the blossoms were picked only hours ago in their natural habitat in Hawaii, processed and packed at Honolulu's International Airport, Air-port, and are now on their way to Springville via air express. The Hawaiian Islands are over 2,000 miles from the United States mainland. main-land. The exotic Vanda Orchid from Hawaii is two and a half inches ' long. Originally developed in Sing- ! apore where they were used as j garden borders by Malayan princes, prin-ces, these orchids have been raised and developed in Hawaii for over one hundred years, Mr. Christensen Christen-sen explained. These full grown orchids or-chids are considered to be one of the hardiest, yet one of the most |