Cynthia Westcott

Cynthia Westcott (June 29, 1898 – March 22, 1983) was an American plant pathologist, author, and expert on roses. She published a number of books and handbooks on horticulture and plant disease. Westcott was nicknamed "The Plant Doctor", and is credited with starting the "first ornamental disease diagnosis business" in the United States. Her work was featured in ''The New York Times'', ''House and Garden'', and ''The American Home''. She identified the cause of the plant disease ''Ovulinia azaleae'' and a novel treatment for it.

Westcott was made a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society in 1973. She was also a member of Sigma Delta Epsilon, the Entomological Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Horticultural Council which merged with the American Horticultural Society in 1960. Provided by Wikipedia