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

                                                   NAME                           NJ1    WA4     WA5    MEAN

                                                   FLORENTINE (PST-4VB ENDO.)     6.3    7.7     7.3     7.1
                                                   PST-4ST                        7.0    9.0     5.3     7.1
                                                   FLYER II (ZPS-4BN)             6.0    8.0     5.7     6.6
                                                   PST-4DT                        6.7    7.7     5.0     6.4
                                                   WX3-FFG6                       4.7    8.7     6.0     6.4
                                                   JASPER (E)                     6.0    7.7     5.0     6.2
                                                   SHADEMASTER II                 4.3    8.0     5.7     6.0
                                                   SILVERLAWN (WVPB-STCR-101)     3.0    7.7     4.7     5.1
                                                   RONDO                          1.0    8.0     6.3     5.1
                                                   FLYER                          2.7    8.7     3.7     5.0
                                                   ARUBA                          2.0    8.3     4.0     4.8
                                                   BAR FRR 4ZBD                   3.3    6.3     4.7     4.8
                                                   CAS-FR13                       2.7    7.3     4.0     4.7
                                                   COMMON CREEPING                1.0    7.7     4.3     4.3
                                                   BAR UR 204                     1.0    7.7     3.0     3.9

                                                   LSD VALUE                      1.8    1.1     1.4     0.8
                                                   C.V. (%)                      28.8    9.1    17.2    16.3