TABLE 2A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT TWENTY LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. 1996 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 SR 5100 4.7 4.7 5.4 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.7 BRITTANY 4.0 4.3 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.9 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.7 BANNER III (MS 61-93) 3.5 3.7 4.8 5.3 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.9 6.1 5.7 4.9 5.6 PST-4VB ENDO. 2.7 2.5 3.4 4.8 5.6 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.7 4.7 5.6 SHADOW 11 (PST-44D) 3.7 3.3 4.9 5.2 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 6.1 5.5 5.1 5.6 VICTORY II (PICK 4-91W) 3.5 3.8 4.8 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.6 6.0 5.2 4.3 5.6 NJ F-93 3.5 3.7 4.8 5.5 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.6 CULUMBRA (MB 64-93) 3.0 3.2 4.8 5.2 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.9 5.1 4.8 5.5 BRIDGEPORT 4.2 4.3 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.6 6.0 5.4 5.5 5.5 TIFFANY 3.7 3.8 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.2 4.6 5.4 DISCOVERY 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.8 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.4 ECO (MB 63-93) 3.7 4.0 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.9 5.3 5.0 5.4 PST-4ST 2.3 2.5 4.1 4.9 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.8 5.4 4.6 5.4 PST-4DT 2.3 2.3 3.8 4.6 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.8 5.0 3.8 5.3 SHADEMASTER 11 2.2 2.2 3.7 4.8 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.7 5.0 3.9 5.3 TREAZURE (ZPS-MG) 3.5 3.7 3.7 4.9 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.0 4.5 5.3 SANDPIPER (PRO 92/20) 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.8 5.0 4.3 5.3 WX3-FF54 4.0 4.2 3.3 4.8 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.5 4.6 5.3 MB 82-93 3.2 3.3 4.3 4.8 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.2 4.7 5.3 TMI-3CE 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.8 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.3 4.7 5.2 JASPER (E) 2.3 2.3 3.9 4.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.6 5.9 5.1 3.7 5.2 SR 3100 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.2 RELIANT 11 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.1 5.4 4.9 4.3 5.2 JAMESTOWN 11 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.8 4.8 3.7 5.2 FLYER II (ZPS-4BN) 2.7 2.7 3.9 4.7 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.6 4.9 4.2 5.2 ISI-FC-62 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.9 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.1 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.2 VICTORY (E) 4.0 4.2 4.8 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.5 4.8 4.5 5.1 K-2 (MS 65-93) 3.3 3.7 3.8 4.8 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.4 4.8 4.1 5.1 BANNER 11 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.8 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.2 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.1 WX3-FFG6 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.9 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.2 4.4 5.1 OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.7 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.6 5.1 DEFIANCE (MS 81-93) 3.3 3.3 3.2 4.4 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.7 5.1 SHADOW (E) 3.5 3.5 3.9 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.4 4.6 4.2 5.0 ECOSTAR 3.5 3.5 3.2 4.6 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.1 5.0 SPARTAN 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.2 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.6 5.0 5.3 4.8 5.0 NORDIC 3.3 3.5 2.6 4.3 5.2 5.0 5.1 4.7 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.4 4.9 AURORA W/ENDO. 3.5 3.8 2.4 4.4 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.8 JAMESTOWN 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.6 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.7 5.1 4.3 3.8 4.8 VERNON (MR 83-93) 3.5 3.5 2.9 4.1 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.8 FLYER 2.0 2.0 2.8 4.1 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.7 5.3 4.5 4.2 4.8 ARUBA 2.3 2.3 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.8 5.0 4.5 2.9 4.8 MB 66-93 2.7 3.0 3.3 4.1 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.9 4.3 3.5 4.7 CAS-FR13 2.5 2.3 3.3 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.4 5.1 4.5 3.6 4.7 BRIGADE 3.2 3.7 3.2 4.4 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.7 QUATRO (FO 143) 3.3 2.8 2.6 4.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.8 3.6 4.6 MOLINDA 2.7 2.7 2.4 4.1 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.2 3.6 4.6 DARWIN 2.7 3.0 2.0 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.4 3.6 4.6 MEDINA 2.3 2.5 1.9 4.3 4.9 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.7 4.4 3.3 4.5 SEABREEZE 2.0 2.2 1.4 3.8 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.8 4.3 2.8 4.5 PAMELA 2.7 3.0 2.4 3.9 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.1 3.5 4.5 BAR FRR 4ZBD 1.5 1.5 2.8 3.8 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.9 3.7 3.3 4.4 SCALDIS 3.0 2.7 2.1 3.9 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.4 3.6 4.4 BAR UR 204 2.3 2.5 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.8 3.1 4.3 CASCADE 3.0 3.3 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.5 3.7 3.1 4.2 RONDO 2.5 2.5 1.6 3.5 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.5 3.6 2.5 4.2 COMMON CREEPING 2.2 1.7 1.7 3.4 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.2 3.8 2.7 4.1 DAWSON 2.7 2.8 1.7 3.4 4.0 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.0 4.0 SILVERLAWN (WVPS-STCR-101) 1.7 1.8 2.9 3.3 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.5 2.8 3.8 67135 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.6 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.6 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.9 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.4 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).