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The second barrage of gunfire evidently convinced the crows that the 
spot was a permanently unhealthy one, for neither crow call nor non- 
chalant departures by the farm youngster could coax them back again, 
though their alarmed cawing could be heard in neighboring woodlots.— 
“Day by Day on the Farm,” Chicago Daily Tribune. 
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State Birds, Flowers and Trees 
SEVERAL SURVEYS have been made under the auspices of various clubs and 
committees to collect authoritative information on the selection by the 
different states of appropriate birds, flowers and trees that should be con- 
sidered emblematic of those states. The following list has been compiled 
from these surveys and includes the years, where available, when the choices 
were officially made by some kind of legislative enactment. 
If no date is 
given the designation is still unofficial, though generally accepted. 
State Bird Flower Tree 
ALABAMA Yellow-hammer (1927) Goldenrod (1927) None 
ARIZONA Cactus wren (1931) Giant cactus or None 
Saguaro (1901) 
ARKANSAS Mockingbird (1901) Apple blossom (1901) Pine (1939) 
CALIFORNIA Calif. valley quail (1931) Golden poppy (1903) Redwood (1937) 
COLORADO Lark bunting (1931) Columbine (1899) Blue spruce (1939) 
CONNECTICUT None Mountain laurel (1907) Nona 
DHLAWARE Blue hen chicken (1939) Peach blossom (1895) Amer. holly (1939) 
FLORIDA Mockingbird (1927) Orange blossom (1909) None 
GEORGIA Brown thrasher (1931) Cherokee rose (1916) Live oak (1937) 
IDAHGQ Mountain bluebird (1931) Syringa (1931) None ; 
ILLINOIS Cardinal (1929) Violet (1908) Oak (1908) 
INDIANA Cardinal (1933) Zinnia (1931) Tulip (1931) 
IOWA Goldfineh (1933) Wild rose (1897) None 
KANSAS W. meadowlark (1937) Wild sunflower (1903) Cottonwood (1937) 
KINTUCKY Cardinal (1926) Goldenrod (1926) None 
LOUISIANA Brown pelican (1912) Magnolia (1900) None 
MAINE Chickadee (1927) White pine cone and Pine (state seal, 
tassel (1895) 1820) 
MARYLAND Baltimore oriole Biack-eyed susan (1918) White oak (1941) 
MASSACHUSETTS Chickadee (1941) Mayflower (1918) Amer. elm (1941) 
MICHIGAN Robin (1931) Apple blossom (1897) None 
MINNESOTA Goldfinch Moceasin flower (1892) None 
MISSISSIPPI Mockingbird Magnolia Magnolia (1938) 
MISSOURI Bluebird (1927) Hawthorn (1923) None 
MONTANA W. meadowlark (1931) Bitter-root (1893) None 
NEBRASKA W. meadowlark (1929) Goldenrod (1895) None 
NEVADA Mountain bluebird Sagebrush (1917) None 
NEW HAMPSHIRE Purple finch Violet (1913) None 
NEW JERSEY Goldfinch (1935) Yucca (1927) None 
NEW MEXICO Roadrunner Rose None 
NEW YORK None Dogwood (1941) None 
NORTH CAROLINA None Prairie rose (1907) None 
NORTH DAKOTA  W. meadowlark Scarlet carnation (1904) None 
QHTO Cardinal (1933) Mistletoe (1893) None 
OKLAHOMA Bobwhite Purple lilac (1919) Redbud (1937) 
OREGON W. meadowlark (1927) Oregon grape (1899) Douglas fir (1939) 
PENNSYLVANIA 
Ruffed grouse (1931) 
Mountain laurel (1933) 
Hemlock (1931) 
RHODE ISLAND Bobwhite Violet Maple 
SOUTH CAROLINA Mockingbird (1939) Yellow jessamine (1924) Palmetto (1939) 
SOUTH DAKOTA W. meadowlark Pasque flower (1903) Cottonwood 
TENNESSER Mockingbird (1933) Tris (1933) None 
TEXAS Mockingbird (1927) Bluebonnet (1901) Pecan (1919) 
UTAH California gull Sego lily (1911) Blue spruce (1932) 
VERMONT Hermit thrush (1941) Red clover (1894) None 
VIRGINIA None Dogwood (1918) None 
WASHINGTON Willow goldfinch Rhododendron None 
WEST VIRGINIA None Big laurel None 
WISCONSIN Robin Violet None 
WYOMING W. meadowlark (1927) Indian paint brush (1917) None 
