STATE FLAG. Maryland's flag bears the arms of
the Calvert and Crossland families. Calvert was
the family name of the Lords Baltimore who
founded Maryland. Crossland was the family of
the mother of the first Lord Baltimore. The es-
cutcheon or shield in the Maryland Seal bears the
same arms. This flag in its present form was first
flown on October 25, 1888, on the Gettysburg
Battlefield during ceremonies dedicating monu-
ments to the Maryland regiments of the Army of
the Potomac. It was officially adopted by Chapter
48, Acts of 1904. The cross botony (spelled
"bottony" in the law) affixed to the top of the
flagstaff was made the official ornament by Chap-
ter 862, Acts of 1945 (Code 1957, Art. 41, sees.
72-74).

STATE SONG. The Maryland State song,
"Maryland, My Maryland," was written by a
Marylander who was living in the Confederacy
during the War between the States. The air is not
original. Its words reflect the bitter feeling follow-
ing the passage through Baltimore of Union
troops in 1861 (Chapter 451, Acts of 1939; Code
1957, Art. 41, sec. 79).

STATE FISH. By Chapter 513, Acts of 1965, the
striped bass or rockfish (Roccus saxatilis) was
designated as the official fish of the State of
Maryland (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec. 71A).