TABLE 9.     MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE
                                                     2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ITHACA, NY  1/
                                                                         2009 DATA

                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                                                   SEEDLING              QUALITY RATINGS
                                          NAME                       VIGOR      JUL    AUG    SEP     OCT    MEAN

                                          IS-FRR-62                   7.0       6.3    7.7    7.7     8.3     7.5
                                          EPIC                        6.3       6.3    7.3    7.3     8.3     7.3
                                          INTRIGUE 2                  6.3       6.3    7.3    7.3     8.0     7.3
                                          FAIRMONT (TCD)              6.0       6.0    7.7    7.7     8.0     7.3
                                          CASCADE                     6.0       6.3    7.3    7.3     7.3     7.1
                                          MVS-OS-1                    5.3       6.3    7.0    7.0     8.0     7.1
                                          SPARTAN II                  6.0       6.3    7.3    7.3     7.3     7.1
                                          LACROSSE                    6.0       6.0    7.3    7.3     7.3     7.0
                                          ZODIAC                      5.3       5.7    7.3    7.3     7.7     7.0
                                          PSG-5RM                     4.7       5.3    7.3    7.3     7.7     6.9
                                          GOTHAM                      5.3       5.7    7.0    7.0     7.7     6.8
                                          IS-FRC-33                   6.0       6.0    7.0    7.0     7.3     6.8
                                          IS-FRR-51                   5.0       5.7    7.0    7.0     7.3     6.8
                                          PST-48Y7                    6.0       5.7    7.0    7.0     7.7     6.8
                                          TREAZURE II                 5.3       5.7    7.0    7.0     7.7     6.8
                                          Z6300                       6.0       6.3    7.0    7.0     7.0     6.8
                                          MVS-FRC-101                 5.7       6.0    6.7    6.7     7.0     6.6
                                          IS-FRC-35                   5.3       6.0    6.7    6.7     6.7     6.5
                                          BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3)       5.0       5.7    6.7    6.7     7.0     6.5
                                          PST-4HES                    4.0       5.7    6.7    6.7     7.0     6.5
                                          ABERDEEN                    5.0       5.3    6.7    6.7     7.0     6.4
                                          PSG 50C3                    4.7       6.0    6.3    6.3     7.0     6.4
                                          NC-HF1                      4.0       5.3    6.3    6.3     6.3     6.1
                                          PST-4CSD                    4.3       5.0    6.3    6.3     6.7     6.1
                                          BOREAL                      2.3       4.0    4.3    4.3     4.3     4.3

                                          LSD VALUE                   1.5       2.0    1.2    1.2     1.4     1.1
                                          C.V. (%)                   16.0      13.3    9.4    9.4    10.5     9.3

                           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.
                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                    
        TABLE A.                               2009 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                        
                                                          THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST                                                    
                                                                                                                                                    
                                                      SOIL          SOIL                         SUN             MOWING                             
                          SOIL           SOIL      PHOSPHOROUS   POTASSIUM        NITROGEN       OR              HEIGHT    IRRIGATION               
        LOCATION         TEXTURE         PH        (LBS/ACRE)    (LBS/ACRE)   (LBS/1000 SQ FT)   SHADE            (IN)     PRACTICED                
                                                                                                                                                    
          NY1      SANDY LOAM            6.1-6.5     151-270      241-375         1.1-2.0        FULL SUN        2.6-3.0   ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS