Cynthia Westcott

"Raspberry Horntail, Hartigia cressoni (). One of the , a western species, injuring young shoots of , , , and . Bright yellow-and-black females appear in April and May to insert eggs with a curved point under epidermis of tender tips of host plants."

"Dogs sometimes disturb roses by burying their bones too near the roots, but in general rose thorns provide adequate self-protection."

"Our new headquarters were at the laboratory at , outside of , right next to 's . He was always going out alone on horseback by our building and I always just missed seeing him."

"Hand pick the s where you can and use bait. A barrier of lime on the soil around trees will keep snails away. s are named for their sooty black spore mass. They are important on grains and grasses, not too common on . Corn and onion smuts appear in backyard gardens."

"are tiny insects with rasping-sucking mouthparts, gradual metamorphosis. They feed by macerating surface layers of plant cells and sucking up the juices. They belong to the order Thysanoptera ..."

"In 1933, Dr. Westcott bought a garden in , as a laboratory. She described it as "equipped with all the common plant diseases." Home studies and experiments with plant problems led to a career as a plant doctor, and for many years, she tended gardens in the New York area. The first of her seven books,The Plant Doctor, published in 1937, was based on her experiences. She wrote on rose growing, plant diseases and pests. The Gardener's Bug Book appeared in 1946 and is undergoing its fifth revision. Dr. Westcott was a contributor to many publications. During World War II, she lectured on pest control for s. Dr. Westcott was known for her annual Rose Day Open Houses for hundreds of visitors at her gardens in Glen Ridge and, later, at her retirement home in Springvale in ."