Cynthia Westcott | |
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| Born | 29 June 1898 North Attleboro, Massachusetts |
| Died | 22 March 1983 (aged 84) North Tarrytown, New York |
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Cynthia Westcott (June 29, 1898 – March 22, 1983) was an American plant pathologist, author, and expert on roses.[1] She published a number of books and handbooks on horticulture and plant disease.[2] Westcott was nicknamed "The Plant Doctor", and is credited with starting the "first ornamental disease diagnosis business" in the United States.[3] Her work was featured in The New York Times, House and Garden, and The American Home.[2] She identified the cause of the plant disease Ovulinia azaleae and a novel treatment for it.[2]
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[2] which merged with the American Horticultural Society in 1960.[4]
- ^ Faust, Joan Lee (1983-03-24). "Dr. Cynthia Westcott Dead; Rose Expert and Pathologist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ a b c d Horst, R K (September 1984). "Pioneer Leaders in Plant Pathology: Cynthia Westcott, Plant Doctor". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 22 (1): 21–26. doi:10.1146/annurev.py.22.090184.000321. ISSN 0066-4286. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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