TABLE 8.     MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                                      AT GRIFFIN, GA   1/
                                                                       2007-12 DATA

                                                          TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                 NAME                 MAR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV    MEAN

                                 MERCEDES             2.7     5.8     6.3     6.7     7.0     6.8     6.3     5.4     6.3
                                 CAPTIVA (NUF-76)     2.7     4.5     5.5     6.4     6.5     6.7     6.2     5.9     5.8
                                 FLORATAM             2.7     4.7     5.3     5.9     6.7     6.3     5.8     5.6     5.8
                                 RALEIGH              2.0     4.7     6.1     6.2     6.6     6.7     5.3     4.8     5.7
                                 DALSA 0602           2.0     4.7     5.4     6.1     6.5     6.3     5.6     4.8     5.6
                                 DALSA 0406           2.0     4.0     4.5     5.3     6.5     6.5     5.3     5.1     5.2

                                 LSD VALUE            1.3     1.3     1.3     1.0     1.3     0.9     1.5     2.4     0.9
                                 C.V. (%)            23.5    30.8    27.3    20.0    16.9    11.2    23.5    31.2    17.7

                           1/  TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN.
                               STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05).

                           2/  C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.