These arms have been copied from Beddoe's Canadian Heraldry, published in 1981. The green island with the oaks (and they are oaks, not large potato plants), of course, represents the island itself, with the three small oaks representing the three counties of PEI (Prince, Queens, and Kings); the large oak represents the "father country" of Britain (the idea was that the father country shelters and protects the young colonies). Again, above the entire achievement is a lion, symbolizing the province's historic "father" England (although it must be noted that most of the earliest European settlers of the Island were, in chronological order, French, Scottish, or Irish). The lion, of course, also appeared on Prince Edward's arms, since they were simply a differenced version of the Royal Arms of Britian (until he became king, at which point they ceased to be differenced).
The motto reads, "Parva Sub Ingenti", which means, "The small under the protection of the great", mirroring the idea of the father country sheltering the young colony.
The supporters (two foxes, one collared with potato blossoms and the other wearing a fishnet) refer to the fox-farming industry of PEI; the crest is a blue jay holding the leaf of a red oak
The other emblems of P.E.I. can be found here.
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