TABLE 44A.     PERCENT SPRING GREENUP RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                       AT LEXINGTON, KY  2/  3/
                                                                        1997-2001 DATA

                                    NAME                              4_10       4_16        4_27        5_08        MEAN

                                    MIDLAWN                            0.3       17.7        25.0        70.0        28.3
                                    RIVIERA (OKS 95-1)                 6.7       17.0        23.3        48.3        23.8
                                    CARDINAL                           0.0       10.0        17.0        66.7        23.4
                                    OKC 19-9                           0.0        8.3        17.3        53.3        19.8
                                    PATRIOT (OKC 18-4)                 0.0        9.7        17.7        43.3        17.7
                                    TIFGREEN                           0.0        6.3        13.3        36.7        14.1
                                    SHANGHAI                           0.3       11.7        11.7        32.3        14.0
                                    BLACKJACK                          0.7        9.7        14.3        30.0        13.7
                                    TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C)        0.3        6.0        10.7        30.0        11.8
                                    BLUE-MUDA                          0.0        8.7         8.7        20.7         9.5
                                    SAVANNAH                           0.0        6.0        10.3        20.7         9.3
                                    NUMEX-SAHARA                       0.0        5.0         9.3        21.7         9.0
                                    J-540                              0.3        4.3        11.3        17.3         8.3
                                    SYDNEY (SWI-7)                     0.3        4.0         7.3        20.0         7.9
                                    PYRAMID                            0.0        6.0         9.3        13.0         7.1
                                    CN 2-9                             0.3        1.7         2.7        22.7         6.8
                                    SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224)             0.0        3.3         4.3        19.0         6.7
                                    MIRAGE                             0.3        5.3         5.7        15.0         6.6
                                    TIFSPORT (TIFT 94)                 0.0       10.0         0.0        15.7         6.4
                                    JACKPOT                            0.7        6.0         4.7        13.0         6.1
                                    SHANGRI LA                         0.0        5.0         4.3        14.0         5.8
                                    SUNDEVIL II                        0.0        2.7         5.3        14.7         5.7
                                    TIFWAY                             0.0        0.0         0.7        21.7         5.6
                                    MINI-VERDE                         0.0        1.7         1.7        13.7         4.3
                                    PRINCESS                           0.0        1.7         2.0        13.0         4.2
                                    ARIZONA COMMON                     0.0        3.0         4.0         9.3         4.1
                                    SWI-11                             0.0        0.7         0.3        15.0         4.0
                                    MAJESTIC                           0.0        2.3         2.0         7.7         3.0

                                    LSD VALUE                          1.5       12.0         7.3        13.7         6.5
                                    C.V. (%)                         257.0       88.8        53.2        34.9        40.5

                           1/  TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN.
                               STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05).

                           2/  C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.

                           3/  PERCENT SPRING GREENUP RATED IN 2001 ONLY.