TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS
                      FOR EACH YEAR GROWN IN THE UNITED STATES
                                    1984-87 DATA
                     TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  1/
                                                                        1984-87
     NAME               MEAN1984    MEAN1985    MEAN1986    MEAN1987     MEAN

     AURORA               5.5         5.7         5.7         5.4        5.6
     SPARTAN              5.6         5.7         5.7         5.2        5.6
     ST-2 (SR 3000)       5.5         5.7         5.6         5.4        5.6
     RELIANT              5.6         5.7         5.6         5.1        5.6
     SCALDIS              5.6         5.6         5.5         5.3        5.5
     LONGFELLOW           5.7         5.6         5.5         5.1        5.5
     4LS (BIGHORN)        5.5         5.5         5.7         5.2        5.5
     WALDINA              5.4         5.5         5.5         5.1        5.4
     BILJART              5.2         5.6         5.5         5.2        5.4
     CF-2 (VICTORY)       5.6         5.4         5.3         5.2        5.4
     BAR FO 81-225        5.0         5.3         5.3         5.0        5.2
     ENJOY                5.2         5.1         5.4         4.7        5.2
     VALDA                5.3         5.2         5.2         4.7        5.2
     FLYER                5.5         5.0         5.0         5.0        5.1
     TAMARA               5.4         4.9         5.1         5.0        5.1
     BEAUTY               5.3         5.0         5.0         4.9        5.1
     MARY                 5.2         5.0         5.0         4.7        5.0
     WALDORF              5.2         4.9         5.0         4.8        5.0
     430                  5.3         4.9         4.8         4.9        5.0
     SHADOW               5.3         4.8         4.9         5.0        5.0
     EPSOM                5.1         4.9         5.0         4.7        5.0
     BANNER               5.2         4.8         4.9         5.0        5.0
     HF 9-3 (WEEKEND)     5.3         4.8         4.8         4.5        4.9
     JAMESTOWN            5.3         4.8         4.7         4.7        4.9
     FRI-FRT 83-1         5.4         4.8         4.7         4.5        4.9
     MAGENTA              5.1         4.8         4.9         4.6        4.9
     ATLANTA              5.2         4.8         4.7         4.5        4.8
     ESTICA               5.4         4.7         4.4         4.6        4.8
     WILMA                5.2         4.6         4.5         4.6        4.7
     PERNILLE             5.1         4.6         4.5         4.8        4.7
     PENNLAWN             5.1         4.7         4.5         4.6        4.7
     CHECKER              5.0         4.7         4.5         4.3        4.7
     LOVISA               5.1         4.6         4.5         4.5        4.7
     KOKET                5.0         4.5         4.5         4.5        4.7
     ENSYLVA              5.0         4.4         4.4         4.6        4.6
     CENTER               4.2         4.5         5.0         4.8        4.6
     HIGHLIGHT            4.9         4.5         4.2         4.2        4.5
     BOREAL               4.7         4.3         4.4         4.3        4.4
     IVALO                4.9         4.4         4.1         4.1        4.4
     UNKNOWN              4.6         4.3         4.3         4.5        4.4
     TATJANA              4.9         4.3         4.0         4.1        4.3
     RUBY                 4.5         4.3         4.2         4.2        4.3
     ROBOT                4.5         4.2         4.2         4.2        4.3
     COMMODORE            4.4         4.1         4.1         4.3        4.2
     WINTERGREEN          4.8         4.1         3.8         4.1        4.2
     CERES                4.3         4.0         4.2         4.2        4.2
     LOGRO                3.6         3.7         3.6         3.7        3.6

     LSD VALUE            0.4         0.4         0.4         0.7        0.2

  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).