TABLE 18E.             WINTER COLOR RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS   1/
                                                                         1999-2002 DATA

                                                     WINTER COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION  2/

                                 NAME                      KY1     MD1     NC1     NC2     NJ1     OK1     VA1     WA3    MEAN

                                 SCALDIS II (AHF 008)      5.0     4.3     4.3     5.0     4.0     4.4     6.8     7.3     5.8
                                 MB-82                     6.7     4.3     4.0     5.3     5.0     4.2     6.8     7.3     5.7
                                 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12)       5.0     3.0     4.3     5.0     5.7     4.2     6.8     8.0     5.6
                                 PICK FF A-97              6.7     4.0     5.0     4.7     4.7     4.3     6.5     7.7     5.6
                                 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS)    5.3     5.0     5.3     5.0     6.3     3.8     6.5     8.0     5.6
                                 OSPREY                    5.3     4.3     4.7     4.7     6.7     3.8     6.9     7.3     5.6
                                 VIKING (ABT-HF1)          5.7     4.3     4.0     5.0     5.0     4.1     6.6     8.0     5.5
                                 BERKSHIRE (4001)          5.0     4.7     4.3     4.7     5.0     3.9     6.8     8.0     5.5
                                 DEFIANT                   5.3     4.3     4.3     4.7     5.3     4.2     6.4     8.0     5.5
                                 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11)     5.0     4.3     4.3     5.0     3.7     4.1     6.8     8.7     5.5
                                 SCALDIS                   5.7     4.0     4.0     4.3     5.3     4.2     6.5     6.7     5.5
                                 PST-4HM                   5.7     3.7     5.0     5.0     4.7     4.1     6.7     7.0     5.5
                                 ATTILA E                  5.0     4.7     4.0     5.0     4.7     4.2     6.5     7.3     5.4
                                 STONEHENGE (AHF 009)      5.3     4.0     4.0     4.7     4.7     4.1     6.6     7.7     5.4
                                 OXFORD                    5.0     4.0     4.3     5.0     4.7     4.2     6.5     7.0     5.4
                                 NORDIC (E)                5.3     4.7     4.3     5.0     4.3     4.1     6.3     6.3     5.3
                                 MINOTAUR                  5.0     3.3     4.3     3.7     4.0     5.4     6.1     6.3     5.3
                                 RELIANT II                5.0     4.0     3.7     4.7     4.7     4.0     6.2     8.0     5.3
                                 SRX 3961                  5.7     5.0     3.7     4.7     4.0     4.3     6.2     6.0     5.3
                                 HERON                     5.7     4.0     4.0     4.7     4.7     3.8     6.1     8.0     5.2
                                 DISCOVERY                 5.0     4.7     4.7     5.0     4.0     3.7     6.3     6.7     5.2
                                 ABT-HF-3                  5.3     3.3     4.0     4.7     5.0     3.8     6.3     7.0     5.1
                                 ABT-HF-4                  5.3     3.7     4.3     5.0     4.3     4.0     5.8     7.7     5.1
                                 RESCUE 911                5.0     3.7     4.7     5.3     4.0     4.0     6.1     5.7     5.0
                                 ABT-HF-2                  5.3     4.7     3.7     4.7     4.7     3.6     6.3     6.0     5.0
                                 BIGHORN                   5.0     2.3     4.0     4.3     3.0     4.3     5.6     7.5     4.8

                                 LSD VALUE                 0.7     1.1     1.2     0.9     1.4     0.9     1.2     1.8     0.7
                                 C.V. (%)                  8.2    16.4    16.7    12.3    17.9    12.4    12.1    15.1    13.8