TABLE 17A.                             SUMMER COLOR RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/
                                                                1996 DATA
                                      SUMMER  COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION 2/

  NAME                               GAl      GA2      MEAN           NAME                               GAl       GA2     MEAN                    

  OSPREY (PRO 92/24)                 7.3      4.0       5.7           BAR FRR 4ZBD                       6.3       1.0      3.7
  BRIGADE                            6.7      4.3       5.5           DAWSON                             6.3       1.0      3.7
  SPARTAN                            6.7      4.3       5.5           JAMESTOWN II                       3.7       3.7      3.7
  WX3-FF54                           5.7      5.3       5.5           NORDIC                             6.3       1.0      3.7
  DISCOVERY                          6.3      4.3       5.3           PAMELA                             6.3       1.0      3.7
  BRITTANY                           5.0      5.0       5.0           SCALDIS                            6.3       1.0      3.7
  TMI-3CE                            4.7      5.3       5.0           SHADOW II (PST-44D)                3.7       3.7      3.7
  SR 5100                            4.7      5.0       4.8           67135                              6.0       1.0      3.5
  VICTORY  (E)                       4.7      5.0       4.8           SEABREEZE                          6.0       1.0      3.5
  WX3-FFG6                           5.0      4.7       4.8           SHADEMASTER II                     6.0       1.0      3.5
  NJ F-93                            5.3      4.3       4.8           AURORA W/ENDO.                     5.7       1.0      3.3
  ISI-FC-62                          5.0      4.3       4.7           FLYER                              5.7       1.0      3.3
  K-2 (MB 65-93)                     5.0      4.3       4.7           FLYER II (ZPS-4BN)                 5.7       1.0      3.3
  SANDPIPER (PRO 92/20)              4.3      5.0       4.7           PST-4DT                            5.7       1.0      3.3
  ECOSTAR                            7.0      2.0       4.5           PST-4ST                            5.7       1.0      3.3
  SR 3100                            6.3      2.7       4.5           PST-4VB  ENDO.                     5.7       1.0      3.3
  TREAZURE (ZPS-MG)                  5.0      3.7       4.3           QUATRO (FO 143)                    5.7       1.0      3.3
  BRIDGEPORT                         4.7      3.7       4.2           BANNER  II                         4.3       2.3      3.3
  JAMESTOWN                          4.7      3.7       4.2           MEDINA                             5.3       1.0      3.2
  TIFFANY                            4.7      3.7       4.2           CASCADE                            3.3       2.7      3.0
  BANNER III (MB 61-93)              4.0      4.3       4.2           RONDO                              5.0       1.0      3.0
  DEFIANCE (MB 81-93)                6.3      2.0       4.2           BAR UR 204                         4.7       1.0      2.8
  RELIANT II                         6.3      2.0       4.2           COMMON  CREEPING                   4.7       1.0      2.8
  CULUMBRA (MB 64-93)                5.0      3.0       4.0           DARWIN                             4.7       1.0      2.8
  MB 66-93                           6.0      2.0       4.0           SILVERLAWN (WVPB-STCR-101)         4.7       1.0      2.8
  VICTORY II (PICK 4-91W)            5.3      2.7       4.0           SHADOW (E)                         3.7       2.0      2.8
  ARUBA                              6.7      1.0       3.8           MOLINDA                            4.3       1.0      2.7
  CAS-FR13                           6.7      1.0       3.8
  JASPER (E)                         6.7      1.0       3.8           LSD VALUE                          1.2       2.3      1.3
  VERNON (MB 83-93)                  6.7      1.0       3.8
  ECO (MB 63-93)                     4.0      3.7       3.8           C.V.                               14.0     58.3     29.3
  MB 82-93                           5.3      2.3       3.8


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).

2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEANS IN EACH COLUMN.