TABLE 2B. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF CREEPING RED FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EAC 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.5