TABLE 3A. RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWENTY-SIX LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. 1/ 1994-97 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING 2/ NAME GA1 GA2 IA1 IL1 IL2 KS1 KY1 LA1 MA1 ME1 MO1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA1 WA1 WA3 WA4 WA5 WI1 WI1 MEAN SHADOW II (PST-44D) 10.0 20.0 1.0 2 1 11.0 7.0 23 6.0 6.0 5.0 19.5 2 2 45.0 13 4.0 7.0 14.0 19.5 2.0 11.0 1.0 3.0 42.0 42.0 1 BANNER III (MB 61-93) 22.0 10.0 10.0 11 2 6.0 3.0 27 2.0 13.0 24.0 23.5 9 13 22.0 4 12.0 19.0 21.0 12.0 18.5 16.5 3.5 19.5 17.0 17.0 2 DISCOVERY 11.0 26.0 25.0 34 51 19.0 23.0 56 12.0 17.0 42.0 3.0 1 1 7.5 39 2.0 27.0 3.0 8.0 35.0 49.0 8.0 1.0 19.0 19.0 3 BRITTANY 8.0 5.0 22.0 12 3 2.0 2.0 9 14.0 15.0 19.0 27.5 7 22 18.0 3 31.0 34.0 15.5 7.0 10.0 16.5 20.0 19.5 29.0 29.0 4 SR 5100 14.5 1.0 19.0 14 7 38.0 10.0 1 19.0 10.0 11.0 53.0 20 18 23.0 2 21.5 3.0 20.0 3.0 28.0 10.0 41.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 5 CULUMBRA (MB 64-93) 29.0 18.0 11.5 6 11 3.0 8.0 6 3.0 3.0 20.5 31.5 14 23 32.0 9 18.0 5.0 23.0 25.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 46.5 5.0 5.0 6 FLORENTINE (PST-4VB ENDO.) 45.0 51.0 2.0 1 22 4.0 5.0 20 15.5 2.0 6.0 39.0 3 5 15.0 6 39.0 4.0 17.0 27.0 16.0 21.5 12.0 21.5 37.0 37.0 7 ECO (MB 63-93) 14.5 8.0 20.0 22 20 7.0 4.0 16 9.0 16.0 36.0 8.5 11 41 28.0 5 29.0 15.0 35.0 15.0 11.0 19.0 6.0 14.0 39.5 39.5 8 VICTORY II (PICK 4-91W) 18.0 15.0 6.5 9 4 10.0 6.0 24 10.0 5.0 3.0 27.5 8 10 25.0 8 14.0 6.0 19.0 4.0 20.0 42.5 18.5 38.0 23.0 23.0 9 NJ F-93 25.0 11.0 29.0 26 27 22.0 9.0 15 11.0 1.0 15.0 48.0 4 8 19.0 10 35.0 8.0 22.0 11.0 8.0 21.5 10.0 30.0 23.0 23.0 10 TIFFANY 24.0 22.0 27.0 3 6 21.0 15.0 43 8.0 14.0 16.0 16.5 18 21 53.0 11 21.5 1.0 28.0 9.0 7.0 3.0 5.0 23.0 10.0 10.0 11 BRIDGEPORT 7.0 2.0 39.0 8 33 23.0 14.0 11 26.0 28.0 8.0 36.5 19 14 29.0 1 16.5 29.0 24.0 23.0 23.0 19.0 9.0 37.0 1.0 1.0 12 RELIANT II 21.0 33.0 46.0 29 15 20.0 25.0 55 25.0 48.0 41.0 8.5 25 4 5.0 44 1.0 20.0 2.0 19.5 52.0 14.0 21.5 2.0 3.0 3.0 13 TREAZURE (ZPS-MG) 17.0 14.0 14.0 17 13 18.0 29.0 21 15.5 33.0 9.5 21.0 17 28 20.0 21 15.0 9.0 33.0 31.0 13.0 27.5 15.5 13.0 21.0 21.0 14 SR 3100 1.0 29.0 47.0 20 56 39.0 33.5 32 13.0 35.0 53.0 39.0 5 3 3.5 49 3.0 2.0 1.0 37.0 44.0 25.0 12.0 7.0 32.0 32.0 15 PST-4ST 37.5 53.0 3.0 5 9 44.5 11.0 10 32.0 11.0 7.0 16.5 10 6 14.0 22 40.0 35.0 18.0 32.0 3.0 33.0 39.0 24.5 14.0 14.0 16 MB 82-93 30.0 24.0 34.0 28 55 25.0 17.0 4 19.0 21.0 35.0 51.0 12 31 6.0 43 20.0 16.0 8.0 24.0 18.5 46.5 7.0 11.5 28.0 28.0 17 OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 3.0 30.0 30.0 47 12 35.0 21.5 54 27.5 25.0 56.0 5.0 27 11 36.0 56 5.0 11.0 4.0 2.0 46.0 29.0 18.5 9.0 44.0 44.0 18 DEFIANT (MB 81-93) 6.0 36.0 49.0 50 29 43.0 29.0 45 30.0 22.0 49.0 1.0 16 7 13.0 47 8.0 12.0 5.0 35.0 38.0 38.0 23.0 33.0 2.0 2.0 19 PST-4DT 53.0 54.0 9.0 16 17 14.0 1.0 36 21.5 29.0 23.0 23.5 22 12 17.0 7 45.0 37.0 27.0 46.0 25.0 6.0 14.0 26.0 15.5 15.5 20 WX3-FF54 13.0 6.0 16.0 10 14 9.0 36.5 22 17.0 9.0 33.0 43.5 24 40 26.0 29 38.0 17.0 32.0 5.0 5.0 36.5 34.5 32.0 15.5 15.5 21 SHADEMASTER II 55.0 52.0 6.5 38 5 1.0 12.0 17 46.0 4.0 1.0 23.5 13 15 24.0 25 44.0 40.0 26.0 39.0 6.0 50.0 29.5 15.0 11.0 11.0 22 K-2 (MB 65-93) 28.0 12.0 11.5 4 18 5.0 26.0 51 4.0 7.0 20.5 16.5 28 51 44.0 20 34.0 14.0 36.0 28.0 4.0 12.0 33.0 41.0 45.0 45.0 23 JASPER (E) 33.0 44.0 4.0 51 36 12.0 13.0 25 31.0 30.0 9.5 8.5 29 9 16.0 12 42.0 36.0 30.0 41.0 39.0 15.0 25.0 28.0 50.0 50.0 24 TMI-3CE 19.0 9.0 33.0 23 21 16.0 21.5 3 38.0 20.0 39.0 43.5 26 32 40.0 18 26.0 10.0 29.0 30.0 36.0 42.5 37.5 29.0 38.0 38.0 25 WX3-FFG6 23.0 13.0 21.0 46 52 32.5 31.0 2 27.5 32.0 38.0 19.5 37 30 33.0 17 28.0 22.0 41.0 13.0 30.0 4.5 28.0 21.5 41.0 41.0 26 SANDPIPER (PRO 92/20) 20.0 3.0 35.0 18 19 29.5 16.0 8 49.0 19.0 2.0 31.5 31 43 42.0 19 30.0 13.0 34.0 21.0 32.0 19.0 29.5 45.0 51.5 51.5 27 JAMESTOWN II 31.0 17.0 13.0 7 28 28.0 27.0 12 44.0 27.0 30.0 31.5 39 39 27.0 15 24.0 30.0 31.0 14.0 24.0 1.0 24.0 35.0 30.0 30.0 28 NORDIC 9.0 31.0 55.0 19 41 42.0 45.0 47 29.0 39.5 50.0 3.0 23 20 9.0 48 6.0 43.0 6.5 10.0 49.0 39.0 15.5 35.0 26.0 26.0 29 ECOSTAR 12.0 34.0 48.0 30 43 41.0 40.0 57 35.0 38.0 37.0 6.0 6 19 10.0 52 11.0 28.0 6.5 16.0 43.0 52.0 31.5 16.0 34.0 34.0 30 VERNON (MB 83-93) 5.0 28.0 53.0 27 58 47.0 39.0 30 21.5 43.0 48.0 8.5 30 17 7.5 51 9.0 31.0 12.5 29.0 55.0 30.0 3.5 31.0 9.0 9.0 31 VICTORY (E) 16.0 7.0 15.0 24 8 29.5 20.0 28 41.0 44.0 28.5 16.5 36 35 54.0 14 23.0 21.0 37.0 17.0 37.0 25.0 50.5 42.0 55.0 55.0 32 FLYER II (ZPS-4BN) 34.0 49.0 18.0 15 30 8.0 19.0 37 47.5 12.0 4.0 53.0 15 16 41.0 27 46.0 39.0 42.0 45.0 22.0 46.5 26.5 18.0 8.0 8.0 33 AURORA W/ENDO. 2.0 37.0 56.0 32 48 26.0 43.0 58 39.0 23.0 40.0 12.0 21 29 3.5 57 16.5 41.0 9.0 1.0 45.0 33.0 37.5 5.0 4.0 4.0 34 BANNER II 27.0 27.0 24.0 35 38 37.0 24.0 5 24.0 26.0 13.0 31.5 41 37 31.0 28 37.0 32.0 39.0 40.0 33.0 45.0 40.0 43.0 31.0 31.0 35 SHADOW (E) 26.0 25.0 28.0 31 46 34.0 38.0 26 7.0 34.0 17.0 48.0 34 36 39.0 23 33.0 18.0 40.0 38.0 26.0 4.5 45.0 48.0 33.0 33.0 36 ISI-FC-62 32.0 4.0 26.0 13 31 17.0 18.0 7 42.0 18.0 27.0 36.5 42 38 55.0 16 36.0 23.0 38.0 26.0 9.0 59.0 42.0 52.0 48.0 48.0 37 SPARTAN 4.0 16.0 54.0 39 37 49.0 33.5 44 36.5 39.5 58.0 13.5 32 25 1.0 59 10.0 42.0 10.0 36.0 54.0 56.0 43.0 9.0 23.0 23.0 38 BRIGADE 42.0 19.0 51.0 40 57 31.0 42.0 52 43.0 52.0 47.0 3.0 33 26 2.0 55 25.0 46.0 12.5 22.0 53.0 13.0 48.0 24.5 35.0 35.0 39 QUATRO (FO 143) 35.0 40.0 45.0 56 26 55.0 53.0 33 1.0 50.0 54.0 53.0 35 33 12.0 50 27.0 48.5 15.5 18.0 47.0 9.0 26.5 35.0 13.0 13.0 40 MB 66-93 39.5 35.0 36.5 37 10 27.0 32.0 14 23.0 49.0 26.0 11.0 44 58 56.0 34 32.0 26.0 52.0 34.0 15.0 27.5 52.5 56.0 25.0 25.0 41 DARWIN 39.5 32.0 41.0 36 32 50.0 58.0 59 5.0 8.0 22.0 39.0 40 44 47.0 40 19.0 24.0 48.0 6.0 12.0 48.0 34.5 39.5 12.0 12.0 42 ARUBA 47.0 46.0 8.0 45 24 32.5 35.0 31 50.0 41.0 31.0 23.5 43 49 34.0 36 48.0 52.0 50.0 48.0 40.0 35.0 21.5 17.0 39.5 39.5 43 SEABREEZE 48.0 42.0 36.5 33 42 36.0 57.0 38 36.5 57.0 28.5 13.5 49 24 38.0 41 43.0 44.0 44.0 49.0 27.0 42.5 17.0 9.0 46.0 46.0 44 JAMESTOWN 37.5 23.0 42.0 43 35 40.0 46.0 41 33.0 24.0 25.0 43.5 50 48 43.0 31 47.0 33.0 49.0 33.0 14.0 25.0 55.0 54.0 20.0 20.0 45 SCALDIS 41.0 38.0 57.0 44 45 52.0 48.0 35 40.0 31.0 57.0 34.5 38 27 21.0 58 7.0 55.0 11.0 44.0 58.0 40.0 36.0 44.0 54.0 54.0 46 FLYER 54.0 47.5 44.0 48 23 24.0 41.0 34 51.0 47.0 12.0 48.0 47 34 35.0 33 49.0 48.5 45.0 50.0 34.0 42.5 52.5 39.5 43.0 43.0 47 CAS-FR13 49.0 47.5 32.0 52 25 15.0 29.0 18 53.0 46.0 32.0 56.0 53 42 30.0 35 50.0 47.0 47.0 54.0 31.0 55.0 49.0 57.0 6.0 6.0 48 PAMELA 43.0 41.0 58.0 49 54 57.0 49.0 40 45.0 54.0 51.0 27.5 46 46 11.0 53 13.0 53.0 25.0 47.0 57.0 31.0 46.0 11.5 49.0 49.0 49 MEDINA 51.0 43.0 17.0 25 44 51.0 54.0 53 19.0 37.0 14.0 41.0 45 56 59.0 42 41.0 25.0 53.0 42.0 21.0 58.0 50.5 50.0 36.0 36.0 50 TABLE 3A. (CONT'D) RANKING OF MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT TWENTY-SIX LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. 1994-97 DATA QUALITY RANKINGS; 1=HIGHEST MEAN: STATE LOCATIONS REPORTING NAME GA1 GA2 IA1 IL1 IL2 KS1 KY1 LA1 MA1 ME1 MO1 NE1 NJ1 NJ2 OH1 OK1 PA1 RI1 UB1 VA1 WA1 WA3 WA4 WA5 WI1 WI1 MEAN BAR FRR 4ZBD 59.0 50.0 31.0 55 49 13.0 36.5 39 47.5 42.0 18.0 48.0 51 50 48.0 37 57.0 54.0 54.0 52.0 17.0 36.5 47.0 54.0 18.0 18.0 51 MOLINDA 36.0 39.0 40.0 42 50 44.5 51.0 19 34.0 36.0 43.0 58.0 48 57 57.0 30 51.0 38.0 51.0 43.0 29.0 57.0 59.0 59.0 27.0 27.0 52 RONDO 52.0 58.0 5.0 41 53 54.0 55.0 29 52.0 58.0 52.0 27.5 52 45 49.0 32 53.0 45.0 46.0 53.0 41.0 33.0 31.5 27.0 53.0 53.0 53 DAWSON 44.0 57.0 43.0 21 40 56.0 59.0 48 54.0 55.0 55.0 34.5 54 47 46.0 38 52.0 51.0 43.0 58.0 42.0 53.5 44.0 4.0 51.5 51.5 54 SILVERLAWN (WVPB-STCR-101) 56.0 45.0 50.0 58 59 53.0 47.0 42 58.0 45.0 44.5 48.0 55 52 37.0 26 58.0 56.0 58.0 55.0 56.0 7.5 12.0 46.5 47.0 47.0 55 CASCADE 46.0 21.0 52.0 53 47 58.0 50.0 13 55.0 51.0 34.0 43.5 58 59 50.0 45 54.0 50.0 57.0 51.0 50.0 23.0 58.0 54.0 57.0 57.0 56 BAR UR 204 50.0 56.0 23.0 57 39 46.0 44.0 50 56.0 53.0 44.5 55.0 56 54 51.0 24 55.0 57.0 55.0 57.0 51.0 51.0 57.0 51.0 59.0 59.0 57 COMMON CREEPING 57.0 55.0 38.0 54 34 48.0 52.0 49 57.0 56.0 46.0 57.0 57 53 52.0 46 56.0 58.0 56.0 56.0 48.0 53.5 54.0 49.0 58.0 58.0 58 67135 58.0 59.0 59.0 59 16 59.0 56.0 46 59.0 59.0 59.0 59.0 59 55 58.0 54 59.0 59.0 59.0 59.0 59.0 7.5 56.0 58.0 56.0 56.0 59