TABLE 7.     SEEDLING VIGOR RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                         2003 DATA

                                                       SEEDLING VIGOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM VIGOR  2/

                                                            NAME           FL3     TX2    MEAN

                                                            FLORATAM       6.0     7.3     6.7
                                                            MSA 2-3-98     5.7     3.3     4.5
                                                            RALEIGH        2.7     5.3     4.0
                                                            MERCEDES       2.3     5.0     3.7
                                                            DELMAR         2.3     3.3     2.8
                                                            MSA 31         2.0     2.7     2.3

                                                            LSD VALUE      1.4     1.1     0.9
                                                            C.V. (%)      24.3    14.8    19.1