TABLE 3A. RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. 1/ 1997 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING 2/ NAME IA1 IL1 IL2 KY1 ME1 NJ1 NJ2 OK1 UB1 WA1 WI1 MEAN SHADOW II (PST-44D) 3.0 1.0 1.0 13.0 1.0 1.5 5.5 19.5 28.5 20.5 40.5 1 PST-4ST 4.5 8.0 2.0 19.5 6.5 27.0 3.5 3.0 30.0 18.0 21.0 2 VICTORY II (PICK 4-91W) 8.0 16.5 27.5 10.0 4.0 7.0 28.5 5.0 10.0 14.5 9.5 3 NJ F-93 31.5 7.0 25.5 1.5 6.5 5.0 28.5 8.0 11.5 3.5 14.5 4 CULUMBRA (MB 64-93) 17.5 25.0 18.0 1.5 10.0 16.0 20.0 27.0 25.5 1.0 4.5 5 FLORENTINE (PST-4VB ENDO.) 1.5 35.0 21.0 5.0 2.0 17.5 13.0 4.0 31.0 7.5 52.0 6 PST-4DT 13.5 35.0 14.0 5.0 40.5 31.0 7.0 2.0 22.0 14.5 29.5 7 BANNER III (MB 61-93) 9.0 25.0 5.0 5.0 32.0 19.5 40.0 11.5 20.0 7.5 21.0 8 BRITTANY 22.0 16.5 34.0 7.0 10.0 12.5 35.5 10.0 18.0 12.0 26.5 9 SR 5100 34.0 6.0 27.5 9.0 10.0 24.5 37.0 15.0 11.5 28.0 1.0 10 BRIDGEPORT 31.5 3.0 46.5 11.5 20.5 17.5 20.0 6.0 13.5 18.0 9.5 11 TIFFANY 19.0 2.0 15.0 19.5 4.0 19.5 31.5 17.0 37.5 10.5 14.5 12 JAMESTOWN II 15.5 9.5 30.0 24.0 10.0 28.5 28.5 19.5 15.0 40.5 9.5 13 ECO (MB 63-93) 25.0 12.5 30.0 3.0 32.0 12.5 38.0 8.0 41.0 2.0 48.5 14 DISCOVERY 26.5 49.5 49.0 14.5 34.5 1.5 1.0 48.0 3.0 9.0 46.0 15 JASPER (E) 4.5 35.0 44.0 19.5 15.0 40.5 10.0 1.0 27.0 35.0 55.0 16 SHADEMASTER II 11.5 53.0 5.0 22.5 4.0 38.5 18.0 27.0 40.0 10.5 21.0 17 DEFIANT (MB 81-93) 46.0 41.0 12.0 39.0 29.5 6.0 13.0 45.0 6.0 30.0 2.0 18 WX3-FF54 15.5 25.0 30.0 26.0 15.0 10.0 50.5 38.0 33.0 18.0 21.0 19 TREAZURE (ZPS-MG) 22.0 12.5 32.5 30.0 25.0 8.5 43.0 27.0 37.5 32.0 21.0 20 FLYER II (ZPS-4BN) 22.0 41.0 16.0 17.0 25.0 32.0 23.5 8.0 51.0 25.5 29.5 21 SANDPIPER (PRO 92/20) 44.0 12.5 42.0 8.0 13.0 21.0 43.0 23.0 20.0 33.5 48.5 22 RELIANT II 48.0 16.5 12.0 32.0 51.5 12.5 5.5 49.0 2.0 45.5 9.5 23 VICTORY (E) 7.0 35.0 9.0 22.5 37.5 34.0 54.0 16.0 28.5 33.5 52.0 24 TMI-3CE 46.0 49.5 20.0 19.5 20.5 28.5 33.0 11.5 33.0 40.5 12.0 25 SR 3100 49.0 9.5 37.5 39.0 32.0 4.0 2.0 58.0 1.0 40.5 4.5 26 ISI-FC-62 29.0 19.0 37.5 16.0 34.5 38.5 47.5 13.5 23.5 23.0 46.0 27 K-2 (MB 65-93) 6.0 4.0 37.5 27.5 10.0 22.5 58.0 22.0 45.0 14.5 56.0 28 MB 82-93 26.5 35.0 59.0 14.5 15.0 12.5 43.0 44.0 5.0 3.5 43.0 29 BANNER II 17.5 28.5 41.0 11.5 27.5 40.5 31.5 39.0 35.0 28.0 29.5 30 OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 40.0 39.0 8.0 25.0 20.5 26.0 3.5 52.0 4.0 54.0 52.0 31 SHADOW (E) 22.0 41.0 53.0 32.0 20.5 33.0 43.0 19.5 39.0 28.0 29.5 32 ARUBA 11.5 28.5 5.0 45.0 39.0 45.5 34.0 35.0 49.0 45.5 14.5 33 AURORA W/ENDO. 51.0 35.0 40.0 34.5 17.5 8.5 22.0 53.5 16.5 31.0 4.5 34 CAS-FR13 22.0 44.5 18.0 29.0 51.5 45.5 50.5 32.0 42.0 40.5 4.5 35 ECOSTAR 37.0 27.0 54.0 37.0 43.5 3.0 15.5 58.0 8.0 37.5 38.0 36 FLYER 35.5 43.0 12.0 39.0 46.0 54.0 26.0 29.0 44.0 36.0 34.0 37 NORDIC 55.0 5.0 45.0 43.5 40.5 15.0 15.5 47.0 16.5 50.0 46.0 38 WX3-FFG6 40.0 44.5 58.0 32.0 27.5 47.5 47.5 30.0 23.5 20.5 40.5 39 BAR FRR 4ZBD 35.5 55.0 18.0 34.5 37.5 52.0 35.5 24.5 56.0 6.0 21.0 40 JAMESTOWN 46.0 21.5 37.5 43.5 17.5 49.5 52.5 40.0 43.0 14.5 21.0 41 MOLINDA 33.0 31.0 46.5 52.0 29.5 49.5 56.0 31.0 47.0 25.5 21.0 42 SPARTAN 56.0 30.0 43.0 36.0 46.0 22.5 8.0 55.5 20.0 53.0 26.5 43 MB 66-93 43.0 21.5 32.5 27.5 46.0 43.0 59.0 37.0 55.0 23.0 52.0 44 VERNON (MB 83-93) 53.0 21.5 55.0 41.0 48.0 30.0 17.0 51.0 7.0 56.0 14.5 45 MEDINA 13.5 21.5 48.0 55.0 23.0 42.0 52.5 33.0 53.0 5.0 43.0 46 RONDO 1.5 49.5 51.5 56.0 53.5 51.0 11.0 24.5 47.0 43.5 34.0 47 BRIGADE 52.0 12.5 56.5 42.0 57.0 24.5 23.5 55.5 13.5 49.0 38.0 48 SCALDIS 58.0 35.0 23.0 50.0 36.0 36.5 13.0 58.0 9.0 57.0 52.0 49 QUATRO (FO 143) 40.0 57.0 3.0 54.0 58.0 36.5 20.0 53.5 25.5 48.0 34.0 50 COMMON CREEPING 29.0 54.0 23.0 51.0 53.5 55.0 28.5 41.0 52.0 47.0 57.5 51 DAWSON 29.0 46.5 35.0 57.0 49.0 53.0 25.0 36.0 33.0 43.5 34.0 52 BAR UR 204 10.0 56.0 25.5 46.0 55.0 56.0 47.5 13.5 54.0 51.0 59.0 53 DARWIN 40.0 16.5 10.0 58.0 25.0 47.5 39.0 43.0 58.0 23.0 21.0 54 SEABREEZE 40.0 52.0 51.5 59.0 50.0 44.0 9.0 34.0 47.0 37.5 34.0 55 PAMELA 50.0 49.5 50.0 48.0 56.0 35.0 47.5 50.0 36.0 55.0 43.0 56 CASCADE 57.0 46.5 23.0 49.0 42.0 57.0 57.0 42.0 50.0 52.0 57.5 57 SILVERLAWN (WVPB-STCR-101) 54.0 59.0 56.5 47.0 43.5 58.0 55.0 19.5 57.0 59.0 38.0 58 67135 59.0 58.0 7.0 53.0 59.0 59.0 43.0 46.0 59.0 58.0 7.0 59 1/ THIS TABLE CONTAINS NO STATISTICAL VALUES (LSD VALUES) THEREFORE IT SHOULD ONLY BE USED TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF AN ENTRY OR ENTRIES ACROSS SEVERAL LOCATIONS OR REGIONS. TO ASSESS STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, REFER TO THE MEANS AND LSD VALUES FOUND IN TABLE 1. 2/ RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY IS ACHIEVED BY ASSIGNING "1" TO THE HIGHEST MEAN, "2" TO THE SECOND HIGHEST MEAN, ETC. FOR EACH LOCATION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF TWO MEANS ARE TIED FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD RANKS, BOTH ARE ASSIGNED "2.5".