In 1865 , George Webb of Brown County , Ohio planted red burley seeds he had purchased .
In 1865 , George Webb of Brown County , Ohio found a few of the seedlings had a whitish , sickly look , which became white burley .
In 1865 , George Webb of Brown County , Ohio planted red burley seeds he had purchased , and found a few of the seedlings had a whitish , sickly look , which became white burley .