TABLE 4.           TURFGRASS ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                     IN THE 1998 USGA/GCSAA/NTEP ON-SITE BERMUDAGRASS TEST 
                                                               AT MURRIETA, CA (SCGA MEMBERS CLUB) 1/
                                                                           1998 DATA

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

                                                                 NAME         7 WEEKS    10 WEEKS

                                                              TIFGREEN         7.3         8.7
                                                              MS-SUPREME       7.3         7.7
                                                              TIFDWARF         5.7         7.0
                                                              CHAMPION         4.7         6.3
                                                              FLORADWARF       3.7         6.3
                                                              MINI-VERDE       5.0         6.0
                                                              TIFEAGLE         4.7         6.0

                                                              LSD VALUE        1.3         1.6

                                                              C.V. (%)        14.0        12.4


                           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.