TABLE 2D.         MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF HARD AND SHEEP FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH
                                                     MONTH GROWN AT BLACKSBURG, VA (TRANSITION REGION)  1/
                                                                         2000 DATA

                                                    TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS  2/

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

                      RELIANT IV (A01630REL)      6.0     6.0     6.0     7.7     8.7     8.0     8.7     8.3     8.7     8.3     7.6
                      SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2)     6.3     4.7     5.0     7.7     8.3     7.3     7.0     7.7     7.3     8.7     7.0
                      OXFORD                      5.0     5.0     5.3     7.7     8.0     8.0     7.3     7.7     6.7     8.7     6.9
                      SRX 3K                      6.0     5.3     5.3     8.0     7.3     8.0     7.3     7.7     7.7     5.7     6.8
                      FIREFLY (SPM)               4.3     4.3     4.3     5.7     7.3     8.0     8.3     8.7     8.3     7.3     6.7
                      SCALDIS                     6.3     5.3     5.0     7.7     7.7     7.7     5.7     7.3     7.3     6.0     6.6
                      GOTHAM (IS-FL 28)           6.0     5.3     5.3     7.7     6.7     6.0     6.0     7.7     8.3     7.0     6.6
                      QUATRO                      7.0     6.7     5.0     7.0     6.7     6.0     5.3     7.3     8.0     6.3     6.5
                      BERKSHIRE                   4.3     4.7     5.3     6.3     6.7     6.3     6.7     7.0     7.0     7.0     6.1
                      PREDATOR                    3.0     3.0     3.3     4.3     6.7     6.7     6.7     7.3     7.7     8.0     5.7
                      SR 3000                     3.3     3.7     3.7     5.3     7.3     7.7     5.0     6.0     5.7     5.7     5.3

                      LSD VALUE                   3.0     2.3     1.8     2.1     2.6     2.0     2.6     2.0     2.4     2.5     1.6
                      C.V. (%)                   35.3    28.6    22.6    18.8    21.7    17.5    24.4    16.5    19.7    21.6    15.6