THE MINNESOTA 



HORTICULTURIST. 



VOL. 24. JUNE, 1896. NO. 6. 



I17 ]\Teii}oriaiT7. 



FREEMAN G. GOULD, 



Excelsior, Minx. 



Died May 9, 189G, aged 02 j^ears. 



Mr. Gould had been for some years a suCferer from a ver}' trj'iu<>f 

 disease, which terminated after a short period of intense pain in a 

 tranquil death at the dawn of day. May 9, 1896. 



No member of this organization was probably better known 

 among- its membership, and few have exerted a more wholesome 

 influence on the horticulture of our state than the deceased. His 

 name appears on the roll of this society as early as 1872 — for sometime 

 previous he had been engaged in the nursery business at Excelsior. 

 In the year 1889, his valuable services were recognized by making 

 him an honorary life member. His name appears upon the roster of 

 officers as a member of the executive committee during the years 

 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1S83, 1887 and 1888; as vice-president in 1883,1884, 

 1885 and 1886 and as treasurer in 1895 and 189(), the last of which 

 offices he was occupying at the time of his death. His most impor- 

 tant work for the society and perhaps for the state, aside from the 

 large general influence a man of such strong character always ex- 

 erts, the volume of which cannot be measured, was done in connec- 

 tion wiih the New Orleans Exposition, held in the winter of 188-lo. 

 Mr. Gould filled the position of superintendent of the horticultural 

 exhibit from this state on that occasion, and the comparatively large 

 numbers of awards made to Minnesota fruit there, when the oppor- 

 tunities are considered, attest the fidelity of his service. His report 

 in connection therewith is on page 317, report of this society for 

 1885, and will be found interesting reading for those who take pride 

 in the achievements of our state. 



