TABLE 2A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT EIGHTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1992 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 WARWICK . . 6.5 5.9 6.4 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.8 6.3 DISCOVERY (PST-4HD) 5.3 5.5 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.1 6.5 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.3 SR 3100 (SRX 89-31) 5.3 5.0 5.4 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 AURORA W/ENDO. (PST-AUE) 4.7 5.0 5.8 5.5 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.8 5.4 6.5 5.9 RELIANT-W/ ENDOPHYTE 4.7 5.2 5.8 5.5 5.9 6.2 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.9 SOUTHPORT 5.7 6.5 6.8 5.5 6.1 6.0 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.2 5.9 BRIDGEPORT (N-105) 4.7 6.2 6.4 5.7 6.2 6.0 5.6 6.1 6.2 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.9 BRIGADE (MELODY) 4.5 4.7 5.5 5.4 6.0 6.4 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.2 5.5 5.9 5.9 SR 3000 4.7 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.8 5.9 PST-4AG 4.3 4.8 6.0 5.5 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.3 5.2 6.0 5.9 AURORA 4.8 5.5 6.3 5.4 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.9 5.8 TIFFANY (PST-4CD) 5.8 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.6 6.0 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.8 SR 5000 5.7 6.3 6.6 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.8 EUREKA 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.7 LONGFELLOW 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.7 JAMESTOWN II 5.2 5.8 6.3 5.8 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.7 RELIANT-NO ENDOPHYTE 4.5 4.8 5.8 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.6 5.7 SERRA 4.2 4.5 5.3 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 SCALDIS 4.5 4.8 5.4 5.6 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.4 6.0 5.7 PROFORMER (JMB-89) 5.7 6.0 6.2 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.7 SILVANA 4.2 4.5 5.1 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.7 SHADOW W/ENDO. (PST-SHE) 5.3 6.3 6.6 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.9 5.7 6.4 6.0 5.4 5.7 89.LKR 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.9 6.2 5.4 5.4 5.7 BILJART 4.0 4.5 5.3 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.2 4.8 5.7 5.7 VALDA 3.8 4.3 4.5 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.5 4.9 5.9 5.9 5.5 BIGHORN 4.2 4.8 5.1 5.2 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.5 ATTILA 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.9 6.1 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.2 4.4 5.2 5.5 DIGNITY (OFI 89-200) 5.0 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.1 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.5 PST-4FE 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.5 6.0 5.3 5.4 5.5 BARDUR (BAR FO 9A2) 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.7 5.9 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.1 4.1 5.4 5.3 PST-4R3 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.2 WALDORF 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.6 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.2 MX 86 3.7 4.0 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.1 4.9 5.2 4.5 4.6 4.9 5.1 EPSOM 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.8 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.1 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.1 BANNER 4.7 5.7 4.6 4.9 5.4 5.2 4.8 5.2 5.1 5.3 4.9 5.4 5.1 MOLINDA 4.7 5.2 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.1 BARGREEN 5.8 5.8 4.7 4.4 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.5 5.1 SALEM 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.7 5.1 5.6 5.1 ATLANTA 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.5 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.0 SEABREEZE (FRT-30149) 4.7 5.0 3.5 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.0 PST-43F 5.0 4.8 4.5 5.1 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.2 5.8 5.0 ENJOY 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.8 5.2 5.0 TROPHY (ESTORIL) 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.1 4.9 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.0 SHADOW 5.0 5.8 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.0 JAMESTOWN 4.8 5.5 4.8 5.0 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.2 5.0 JASPER 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.9 5.4 5.1 5.7 4.9 BARREPPO 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.6 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.7 4.9 PST-4NI 4.8 5.2 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.9 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.4 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.5 TABLE 2A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH (CONTINUED) MONTH GROWN AT EIGHTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1992 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 HERALD 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.5 4.5 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.9 PST-4C8 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.6 5.2 5.1 4.9 VISTA 4.2 4.3 4.9 4.6 5.1 5.2 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.5 5.1 5.4 4.8 ERG 1143 4.2 4.8 3.8 4.1 4.9 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.4 5.1 4.8 MARY 4.2 4.8 4.6 4.4 5.1 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.8 CAMARO 4.3 4.8 4.3 4.6 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.5 4.8 SHADEMASTER 4.2 4.2 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.3 4.8 5.3 4.8 FLYER 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.6 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.7 5.3 5.1 5.3 4.8 WILMA 4.7 5.7 4.5 4.3 5.0 4.9 4.8 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.1 4.5 4.8 RAYMOND 4.8 5.5 4.1 4.4 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.9 4.8 DOVER (NK 82492) 4.2 4.7 3.8 4.5 5.3 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.8 HF 138 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.7 5.7 4.9 5.5 4.7 NAPOLI (LD 3488) 3.8 4.3 3.4 4.0 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.4 5.2 5.5 4.7 BELVEDERE 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 PUMA 4.2 4.7 3.9 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.9 4.6 5.3 4.7 SCARLET 4.2 4.8 3.8 4.1 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.3 4.4 4.9 4.7 SMIRNA (ZW 42-160) 4.8 4.3 2.8 4.2 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.6 5.1 4.8 5.7 4.7 KOKET 4.3 5.5 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.7 5.2 4.3 4.9 4.7 FERNANDO (HF 112) 5.0 5.8 4.1 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.7 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.7 4.7 BARLANDER (BAR FR 9F) 4.8 5.3 4.2 4.2 4.7 4.6 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.6 4.7 5.4 4.7 CINDY 4.5 4.8 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.7 5.1 4.8 5.3 5.0 5.1 4.7 SIMONE (LD 3485) 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.2 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.6 5.2 4.7 RAINBOW 4.0 4.8 3.8 4.1 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.2 4.9 4.6 REVERE (NK 88001) 4.3 4.5 3.9 4.2 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.5 4.6 BARCROWN 4.0 4.8 3.6 3.7 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.9 4.6 DAWSON 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.5 5.0 4.7 5.5 4.6 CAPITOL 4.7 5.7 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 5.0 4.6 COLLO (LD 3414) 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.6 BARNICA 4.8 5.7 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.6 5.0 4.3 5.1 4.6 ENSYLVA 3.8 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.2 4.9 4.5 TALUS (LD 3438) 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.7 4.7 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.6 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.5 WW RS 138 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.5 5.0 4.5 BARGENA II (BAR FR8RC3) 4.0 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.1 4.7 4.5 BARSKOL (BAR FR 9P) 4.2 4.3 3.3 3.6 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 5.0 4.8 5.4 4.4 MARKER 4.3 4.7 3.0 3.6 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.5 4.4 CLAUDIA 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.7 4.4 BOREAL 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.6 5.2 3.8 4.5 4.4 WW RS 143 4.2 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.4 FRANKLIN 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.8 3.9 4.5 4.3 WW RS 130 4.2 4.0 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.3 4.9 4.3 BARGENA 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.8 4.3 ELANOR 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.2 4.6 4.3 SUNSET (ZW 42-158) 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 5.0 4.0 4.8 4.3 SYLVESTER 3.8 4.5 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.9 4.5 4.2 COMFORT (HF 102) 4.3 4.5 3.2 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.2 5.1 4.2 BARLOTTE 4.2 4.3 2.9 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.1 5.2 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.4 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.5 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).