TABLE 14C. SEEDLING VIGOR RATINGS OF STRONG CREEPING RED FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 2004-07 DATA SEEDLING VIGOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM VIGOR 2/ NAME IL2 MA1 MD1 MI1 ND1 NJ1 NY1 PA1 QE1 MEAN ORACLE 6.3 6.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 5.0 8.7 5.7 6.8 BOREAL 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 4.7 8.7 5.3 6.8 EPIC (5001) 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 5.7 7.7 5.3 6.5 CELESTIAL 6.0 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 7.0 5.3 6.4 DLF-RCM 4.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.0 7.7 4.7 6.4 DP 77-9579 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 DP 77-9578 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 IS-FRR 23 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.2 RAZOR 4.3 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.2 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 7.3 5.7 6.2 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 4.7 6.1 JASPER II 5.0 5.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 C-SMX 5.0 8.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 SHADEMASTER 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.9 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 4.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.9 PST-8000 6.7 6.7 8.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.0 5.9 PATHFINDER 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 4.3 5.8 DP 77-9360 3.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 BMXC-S02 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 3.3 4.3 6.3 4.7 5.6 C03-4676 3.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.6 TL1 4.3 4.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.6 AUDUBON 4.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.4 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 3.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.4 LSD VALUE 3.2 2.2 1.4 0.9 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.6 C.V. (%) 37.0 20.7 12.4 8.5 14.5 14.2 17.9 13.9 14.7 18.0 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.