TABLE 23A.                          DROUGHT TOLERANCE (RECOVERY) RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                         1994-97 DATA
                                                 DROUGHT TOLERANCE (RECOVERY) RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE RECOVERY  2/  3/

           NAME                           NJ1     WA4     WA5    MEAN                     NAME                           NJ1     WA4     WA5    MEAN

           SHADOW II (PST-44D)            7.0     9.0     6.7     7.6                     VERNON (MB 83-93)              3.0     7.0     7.0     5.7
           FLORENTINE (PST-4VB ENDO.)     6.3     7.7     7.3     7.1                     DISCOVERY                      3.7     6.0     7.0     5.6
           PST-4ST                        7.0     9.0     5.3     7.1                     JAMESTOWN II                   2.7     8.7     5.3     5.6
           SR 5100                        5.3     9.0     6.7     7.0                     NORDIC                         2.7     7.3     6.3     5.4
           NJ F-93                        4.7     8.7     7.3     6.9                     ISI-FC-62                      2.0     8.0     6.0     5.3
           VICTORY (E)                    5.3     8.3     6.7     6.8                     MB 66-93                       2.7     6.3     6.7     5.2
           TIFFANY                        6.3     8.0     6.0     6.8                     MEDINA                         1.0     8.3     6.3     5.2
           FLYER II (ZPS-4BN)             6.0     8.0     5.7     6.6                     SPARTAN                        2.3     7.3     6.0     5.2
           SANDPIPER (PRO 92/20)          4.0     9.0     6.7     6.6                     SILVERLAWN (WVPB-STCR-101)     3.0     7.7     4.7     5.1
           DARWIN                         2.7     8.7     8.3     6.6                     AURORA W/ENDO.                 2.7     6.3     6.3     5.1
           PST-4DT                        6.7     7.7     5.0     6.4                     DEFIANT (MB 81-93)             3.0     6.3     6.0     5.1
           BRITTANY                       5.0     8.7     5.7     6.4                     RONDO                          1.0     8.0     6.3     5.1
           WX3-FFG6                       4.7     8.7     6.0     6.4                     ECOSTAR                        3.0     6.0     6.0     5.0
           CULUMBRA (MB 64-93)            3.7     8.7     6.7     6.3                     SEABREEZE                      1.0     8.3     5.7     5.0
           SHADOW (E)                     3.7     8.7     6.7     6.3                     FLYER                          2.7     8.7     3.7     5.0
           VICTORY II (PICK 4-91W)        4.0     8.7     6.3     6.3                     SCALDIS                        3.3     5.0     6.3     4.9
           JASPER (E)                     6.0     7.7     5.0     6.2                     CASCADE                        2.0     9.0     3.7     4.9
           K-2 (MB 65-93)                 2.3     9.0     7.3     6.2                     ARUBA                          2.0     8.3     4.0     4.8
           WX3-FF54                       3.0     9.0     6.7     6.2                     BAR FRR 4ZBD                   3.3     6.3     4.7     4.8
           BANNER III (MB 61-93)          6.0     7.3     5.3     6.2                     PAMELA                         2.0     5.7     6.7     4.8
           BRIDGEPORT                     3.7     8.7     6.3     6.2                     BRIGADE                        2.7     5.0     6.3     4.7
           QUATRO (FO 143)                3.7     7.7     7.0     6.1                     CAS-FR13                       2.7     7.3     4.0     4.7
           TREAZURE (ZPS-MG)              2.3     9.0     7.0     6.1                     RELIANT II                     2.7     5.7     5.7     4.7
           TMI-3CE                        3.0     8.7     6.7     6.1                     SR 3100                        3.7     4.0     6.3     4.7
           JAMESTOWN                      2.3     9.0     6.7     6.0                     DAWSON                         1.0     8.0     4.7     4.6
           SHADEMASTER II                 4.3     8.0     5.7     6.0                     COMMON CREEPING                1.0     7.7     4.3     4.3
           ECO (MB 63-93)                 3.3     8.3     6.0     5.9                     BAR UR 204                     1.0     7.7     3.0     3.9
           MOLINDA                        3.3     9.0     5.3     5.9                     67135                          1.0     4.0     2.0     2.3
           OSPREY (PRO 92/24)             2.7     7.7     7.0     5.8
           MB 82-93                       4.0     7.0     6.3     5.8                     LSD VALUE                      1.7     1.4     1.3     0.8
           BANNER II                      3.7     7.7     5.7     5.7                     C.V. (%)                      30.4    11.3    13.2    15.9