TABLE 17.    FALL COLOR (OCTOBER) RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                         2005 DATA

                                                    FALL COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION  2/

                                                         NAME           CA7    FL3     GA1    MEAN

                                                         MERCEDES       6.0    7.0     7.0     6.7
                                                         DELMAR         6.0    6.3     7.0     6.4
                                                         MSA 2-3-98     6.0    6.7     6.3     6.3
                                                         MSA 31         5.7    6.0     6.7     6.1
                                                         RALEIGH        4.7    6.3     6.7     5.9
                                                         FLORATAM       4.7    6.0     6.0     5.6

                                                         LSD VALUE      0.9    0.7     1.6     0.7
                                                         C.V. (%)      10.5    6.4    15.1    11.5