TABLE 2D.               MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF CHEWINGS 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 (MB 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
SHADOW II (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
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
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
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
JAMESTOWN II                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
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 (MB 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 II                   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
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
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
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
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
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

LSD VALUE                   1.7     1.4    1.9    0.8    0.6     0.5     0.6    0.6    0.6    0.7    0.9    1.2    0.5                        


1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FRO14 ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN.
   STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05).