Emily Louisa Merielina White

Emily Louisa Merielina White (; 1 May 1839 – 18 September 1936) was a New Zealand gardener and writer. She contributed to community life in New Zealand and was one of New Zealand's first notable gardening authors.

Early life and family White was born in Beyton, Suffolk, in 1839. She was the daughter of Michael Rogers, a clergyman, and his wife Emily Blake, and was descended from notable botanist Thomas Gage. She grew up in various vicarages and manor houses, and enjoyed exploring the countryside with her brothers as a child. Her father died in 1848 and her mother died in 1859, after which she lived with her maternal aunt and uncle at Bury St Edmunds, where she began to take an interest in gardening. Her second marriage ended unhappily after only two or three years, and her estranged husband moved to Australia where he died in 1888.

In June 2017, contractors digging a new water main at the old Grove House property unearthed remains of White's garden, including a brick drain. Archeologists were brought in and found a brick-lined well and other pre-1900 artefacts. At that time, the owners of the property said that the property still featured an Illawarra flame tree planted by White and mentioned in her book.