TABLE 6E.                      MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH
                                                        MONTH GROWN AT RALEIGH (NO IRRIGATION), NC  1/
                                                                      1999-2002 DATA

                                                   TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS  2/

              NAME                       JAN     FEB     MAR     APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV     DEC    MEAN

              OXFORD                     5.7     5.7     5.4     5.0     5.6     4.6     4.7     4.8     4.3     4.2     4.1     4.5     4.8
              SRX 3961                   5.7     5.2     4.6     5.4     5.6     4.1     4.8     4.9     4.5     4.3     4.3     4.7     4.8
              CHARIOT (CIS FL 12)        5.3     5.2     4.9     5.2     5.3     4.1     4.4     4.7     4.5     4.3     4.5     4.9     4.8
              VIKING (ABT-HF1)           5.0     5.2     4.8     5.6     5.6     4.5     4.7     4.8     4.4     4.3     4.4     4.4     4.7
              EUREKA II (CIS FL 11)      5.1     5.2     5.0     4.7     5.1     4.6     4.8     4.8     4.6     4.4     4.2     4.3     4.7
              HERON                      5.2     5.1     4.9     5.4     5.1     4.0     4.4     4.6     4.5     4.3     4.3     4.6     4.6
              STONEHENGE (AHF 009)       5.3     5.3     4.8     5.0     4.8     4.1     4.7     4.6     4.6     4.2     4.4     4.5     4.6
              ABT-HF-2                   4.9     5.3     5.0     5.2     5.2     4.3     4.3     4.5     4.5     4.3     4.3     4.4     4.6
              PICK FF A-97               5.1     5.0     4.9     5.3     5.0     4.4     4.7     4.5     4.4     4.1     4.2     4.4     4.6
              RELIANT II                 5.2     4.8     4.6     5.1     4.9     4.3     4.2     4.4     4.5     4.6     4.8     4.6     4.6
              HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS)     5.6     5.4     5.3     5.2     5.3     3.8     4.4     4.3     3.9     3.9     4.0     4.4     4.6
              BERKSHIRE (4001)           5.3     4.8     4.4     5.3     5.4     4.4     4.6     4.5     4.3     4.1     4.1     4.3     4.6
              RESCUE 911                 5.0     4.8     4.3     4.7     5.2     4.8     4.8     4.3     4.4     4.1     4.0     4.3     4.5
              DISCOVERY                  5.1     4.9     4.6     4.6     4.9     4.3     4.5     4.5     4.3     4.3     4.3     4.3     4.5
              ABT-HF-4                   5.1     4.7     4.0     4.3     4.7     4.1     4.6     4.7     4.5     4.0     4.3     4.8     4.5
              NORDIC (E)                 4.9     5.1     4.6     4.9     4.9     4.1     4.1     4.0     4.3     4.0     4.2     4.3     4.4
              OSPREY                     5.0     5.3     4.7     4.9     5.1     3.8     4.2     4.2     4.0     4.1     3.9     4.1     4.3
              PST-4HM                    5.1     5.0     4.4     5.0     4.9     3.8     4.1     4.2     4.0     3.9     4.1     4.4     4.3
              MINOTAUR                   4.4     4.3     4.3     4.6     4.7     3.8     4.1     4.3     4.2     4.2     4.2     4.4     4.3
              ABT-HF-3                   4.3     4.2     4.0     4.7     4.6     4.2     4.4     4.6     4.3     4.1     4.1     4.4     4.3
              SCALDIS                    4.4     4.7     4.2     4.8     4.8     4.3     4.6     4.6     3.8     3.7     3.7     3.9     4.3
              ATTILA E                   4.8     5.1     4.4     4.4     4.4     4.3     4.6     4.4     3.9     3.7     3.6     3.8     4.3
              SCALDIS II (AHF 008)       4.8     4.6     4.3     5.0     4.9     4.1     4.1     4.3     4.0     4.0     3.8     3.9     4.2
              BIGHORN                    4.6     4.1     3.7     4.1     4.3     3.9     4.1     4.2     3.9     3.7     3.8     4.1     4.1
              MB-82                      5.0     5.0     4.6     4.4     4.4     3.8     3.8     3.8     3.8     3.7     3.8     4.0     4.1
              DEFIANT                    4.0     4.1     4.0     4.6     4.7     3.8     3.7     3.8     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.6     3.8

              LSD VALUE                  0.8     0.9     0.6     0.8     0.9     0.8     0.7     0.8     1.1     1.1     1.0     1.2     0.6
              C.V. (%)                  17.7    20.2    15.1    16.8    19.8    22.6    20.0    22.4    31.0    34.9    31.6    34.2    17.0