Plant pathologist Dr. Cynthia Westcott, known as the “plant doctor” after the title of one of her many popular gardening manuals, is honored by the American Horticultural Society.

Faust, Joan Lee. “Dr. Cynthia Westcott Dead; Rose Expert and Pathologist.” The New York Times. March 24, 1983. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/24/obituaries/dr-cynthia-westcott-dead-rose-expert-and-pathologist.html

Cynthia Westcott in her rose garden, c. 1970. Molly Adams, photographer. Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Maida Babson Adams American garden collection.