TABLE 2.                   MONTHLY MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS
                                               GROWN ON A MODIFIED SOIL GREEN AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U. S.
                                                                         1990 DATA
                                                                             
                                                    TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS  1/

                    NAME                      JAN    FEB    MAR    APR    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    DEC    MEAN

                    NORMARC 101 (REGENT)      3.3    4.7    4.0    8.7    7.8    8.3    7.1    6.6    5.6    6.1    5.2    4.8     6.1
                    SR 1020                   3.7    4.7    4.0    7.7    7.2    7.5    7.3    6.5    5.3    6.0    5.3    5.5     5.9
                    PUTTER                    3.7    5.0    4.8    8.3    7.2    8.2    7.2    5.8    4.8    5.3    5.2    6.0     5.8
                    88.CBE                    3.5    5.2    4.5    7.3    7.8    7.8    6.6    6.2    5.2    5.5    5.3    4.5     5.8
                    PROVIDENCE                3.2    3.3    4.0    8.0    8.2    8.7    6.6    6.1    5.3    5.9    5.7    5.2     5.7
                    PENNCROSS                 4.2    4.5    4.2    7.3    7.3    7.7    6.3    6.1    4.8    5.6    5.2    5.5     5.7
                    PENNLINKS                 3.3    4.5    4.2    7.3    7.2    7.7    6.7    5.8    4.7    5.5    5.8    5.5     5.6
                    WVPB 89-D-15              3.3    5.2    4.5    7.3    6.8    7.2    6.2    5.8    5.2    5.9    5.1    5.3     5.6
                    88.CBL                    2.7    4.2    3.7    7.3    6.7    7.5    6.4    6.0    4.7    5.4    5.8    5.5     5.6
                    COBRA                     2.8    4.2    4.0    7.7    7.7    8.0    6.8    5.7    4.8    5.5    5.8    4.7     5.5
                    TAMU 88-1                 2.8    4.7    4.3    7.7    7.3    7.0    6.2    6.0    4.9    5.6    5.1    5.3     5.4
                    MSCB-8                    3.2    4.7    4.2    8.0    6.5    7.2    6.3    5.8    5.0    5.7    5.2    5.0     5.4
                    FORBES 89-12 (PRO/CUP)    2.7    4.7    4.0    7.7    7.2    7.7    6.3    5.4    4.5    5.6    5.2    5.7     5.3
                    UM 84-01 (BISKA)          3.8    4.7    4.8    7.7    6.2    6.7    5.7    5.3    4.4    5.1    4.3    5.2     5.3
                    CARMEN                    2.7    3.8    3.7    7.7    6.8    7.3    6.8    5.5    4.4    5.3    4.8    5.0     5.3
                    MSCB-6                    2.8    4.2    3.8    7.7    7.0    7.2    6.1    5.6    4.9    5.3    4.7    5.2     5.2
                    EMERALD                   2.3    3.3    4.0    7.0    7.5    7.5    7.1    5.4    3.8    4.7    4.2    4.8     5.1
                    NATIONAL                  2.7    4.3    3.8    7.3    6.5    7.2    6.0    4.7    4.0    5.0    4.7    4.7     4.9
                    BARDOT                    3.7    3.7    3.0    8.0    6.3    6.2    5.8    4.4    2.6    4.9    4.8    6.0     4.6
                    EGMONT                    2.7    3.3    2.7    8.3    6.5    6.0    6.4    4.0    2.8    4.7    6.1    5.7     4.5
                    TRACENTA                  3.7    5.3    4.0    9.0    5.7    5.7    5.7    3.6    2.4    4.5    4.6    5.5     4.3
                    ALLURE                    3.0    5.0    4.0    6.7    5.7    4.3    4.7    3.4    2.3    4.3    4.7    5.0     4.0
                    BR 1518                   2.0    3.0    2.5    6.0    6.0    5.5    3.8    3.0    2.1    4.1    5.1    5.2     3.6

                    LSD VALUE                 1.5    2.0    1.6    1.4    2.0    2.0    1.4    1.2    1.6    1.4    1.3    1.2     0.8


                    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).