TABLE 7.  SPRING DENSITY RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                       2003-06 DATA

                                                          DENSITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM DENSITY  2/

                                                         NAME           FL3     GA1    LA2    MEAN

                                                         MSA 2-3-98     6.6     8.0    6.3     6.7
                                                         FLORATAM       6.6     7.0    6.0     6.5
                                                         MERCEDES       5.1     8.0    6.0     6.0
                                                         MSA 31         5.0     7.0    5.7     5.7
                                                         RALEIGH        4.5     8.3    5.7     5.6
                                                         DELMAR         3.7     4.0    6.0     4.4

                                                         LSD VALUE      1.8     1.7    0.9     1.4
                                                         C.V. (%)      20.9    14.6    9.7    18.0