TABLE 9.     MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                                     AT MISS. ST., MS   1/
                                                                       2007-12 DATA

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

                                 NAME                 APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV    MEAN

                                 DALSA 0406           5.2     5.9     6.3     6.7     7.3     7.1     6.8     6.4     6.4
                                 MERCEDES             5.6     6.3     6.5     6.6     6.9     6.9     6.6     6.6     6.4
                                 RALEIGH              5.5     6.1     6.3     6.3     6.7     6.8     6.2     6.1     6.1
                                 CAPTIVA (NUF-76)     4.2     4.8     5.0     5.3     5.5     5.7     5.6     5.0     5.2
                                 DALSA 0602           3.8     4.5     5.3     5.5     5.5     5.5     5.5     5.2     5.2
                                 FLORATAM             2.7     3.2     3.7     4.0     4.2     4.1     4.4     3.9     4.0

                                 LSD VALUE            0.8     0.8     0.8     0.8     0.8     0.9     0.8     0.6     0.6
                                 C.V. (%)            25.7    22.6    21.0    20.6    20.1    21.5    21.2    18.3    18.3