TABLE 3. GENETIC COLOR RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ 2004 DATA GENETIC COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=DARK GREEN 2/ NAME CA7 FL3 GA1 MS1 OK2 SC1 MEAN MERCEDES 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 5.7 7.7 7.4 MSA 2-3-98 6.7 7.5 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.4 MSA 31 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 DELMAR 6.0 6.5 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.2 RALEIGH 5.7 6.5 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 FLORATAM 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 7.0 6.4 LSD VALUE 1.7 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.4 C.V. (%) 15.8 9.5 6.8 6.7 7.0 7.2 9.2