TABLE 17.           DOLLAR SPOT RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS
                                            GROWN ON A GREEN  1/
                                                1996 DATA

                                  DOLLAR SPOT RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO DISEASE  2/

           NAME                    MI1     MN1     NJ1    OK1     RI1     TX1     VA1    MEAN

           MSUEB                   7.3     8.3     6.0    9.0     7.7     5.7     9.0     7.6
           BAR WS 42102            7.0     8.3     6.3    9.0     6.7     6.7     8.7     7.5
           LOFTS L-93 (L-93)       7.7     8.3     7.0    9.0     7.0     4.7     9.0     7.5
           PENN A-1 (A-1)          7.3     9.0     5.7    8.7     6.3     6.3     8.7     7.4
           SEASIDE                 6.7     8.3     6.0    8.3     7.3     6.0     8.3     7.3
           PROVIDENCE              7.3     7.7     5.0    8.7     6.3     7.3     8.7     7.3
           REGENT                  6.0     8.0     6.7    9.0     7.0     5.7     8.7     7.3
           BAR AS 492              6.7     7.3     7.7     .      7.7     6.3     8.0     7.3
           ISI-AP-89150            6.7     8.3     5.3    9.0     7.3     5.3     8.7     7.2
           PENNLINKS               7.0     8.0     6.0    9.0     6.7     4.7     8.7     7.1
           PENN G-2 (G-2)          6.3     8.0     5.7    9.0     5.7     5.7     9.0     7.0
           PENNCROSS               5.7     8.3     5.7    8.3     6.7     6.0     8.7     7.0
           DG-P                    6.0     7.7     5.7    8.7     6.7     6.3     8.0     7.0
           TRUELINE                6.7     8.0     4.7    9.0     6.3     5.7     8.3     7.0
           MARINER (SYN-1-88)      6.0     8.0     4.3    8.7     5.7     8.0     8.0     7.0
           TENDENZ                 6.7      .      7.3    8.0     7.3     4.7     7.7     6.9
           PENN A-4 (A-4)          6.7     7.3     4.0    8.3     6.3     7.7     8.0     6.9
           SOUTHSHORE              6.0     8.0     5.0    7.3     6.0     8.0     7.7     6.9
           PRO/CUP                 5.3     7.0     5.0    8.3     5.3     8.0     8.3     6.8
           CATO                    6.7     8.3     4.7    8.3     5.7     5.0     8.7     6.8
           PENN G-6 (G-6)          6.0     8.0     4.3    8.0     6.0     6.0     8.7     6.7
           IMPERIAL (SYN 92-5)     6.0     8.3     4.0    8.0     5.3     5.3     8.3     6.5
           LOPEZ                   5.7     8.0     3.7    9.0     6.0     5.0     8.0     6.5
           BACKSPIN (SYN 92-2)     5.7     7.3     3.3    7.7     5.3     6.3     7.0     6.1
           SR 1020                 5.3     7.3     3.3    8.0     3.7     6.7     7.3     6.0
           CENTURY (SYN 92-1)      5.7     6.7     4.0    7.0     4.3     5.3     7.7     5.8
           CRENSHAW                5.0     7.3     3.7    7.0     3.7     6.0     6.7     5.6
           18TH GREEN              4.3     6.3     3.0    5.7     3.3     7.0     6.7     5.2

           LSD VALUE               1.2     1.5     1.5    0.9     1.4     1.1     1.6     0.5

           C.V. (%)               12.2    11.7    18.0    6.3    14.9    11.1    12.5    12.2

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 MEANS IN EACH COLUMN.