TABLE 17F.       SUMMER COLOR RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/
                                                      1996 DATA

                             SUMMER COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION 2/

                                   NAME                      GAl     GA2     MEAN

                                   OSPREY (PRO 92/24)        7.3     4.0      5.7
                                   BRIGADE                   6.7     4.3      5.5
                                   SPARTAN                   6.7     4.3      5.5
                                   DISCOVERY                 6.3     4.3      5.3
                                   ECOSTAR                   7.0     2.0      4.5
                                   SR 3100                   6.3     2.7      4.5
                                   DEFIANCE  (MB 81-93)      6.3     2.0      4.2
                                   RELIANT II                6.3     2.0      4.2
                                   VERNON (MB 83-93)         6.7     1.0      3.8
                                   MB 82-93                  5.3     2.3      3.8
                                   NORDIC                    6.3     1.0      3.7
                                   PAMELA                    6.3     1.0      3.7
                                   SCALDIS                   6.3     1.0      3.7
                                   AURORA W/ENDO.            5.7     1.0      3.3

                                   LSD VALUE                 1.3     2.9      1.6
                                   C.V. (%)                 12.7    75.8     31.7

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.