TABLE 9E.            SEEDLING VIGOR RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS
                                                                      1990-1993 DATA

                                                        SEEDLING VIGOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM VIGOR  1/

                                     NAME                        ID2    IL2    MD1    MN1    OR9    PA1    SK1    MEAN

                                     SERRA                       6.0    6.7    4.7    5.0    6.0    2.7    5.3     5.2
                                     RELIANT-NO ENDOPHYTE        6.0    5.0    3.7    5.3    5.7    2.7    4.7     4.7
                                     SR 3000                     6.0    4.0    4.0    5.3    4.7    2.3    5.3     4.5
                                     BARDUR (BAR FO 9A2)         5.7    6.0    4.0    4.7    4.0    2.7    4.3     4.5
                                     BRIGADE (MELODY)            6.3    4.0    4.0    5.3    4.3    3.0    4.3     4.5
                                     PST-4AG                     4.7    4.7    4.0    5.7    5.3    2.0    4.7     4.4
                                     RELIANT-W/ ENDOPHYTE        4.7    4.7    3.7    5.3    5.3    2.7    4.7     4.4
                                     EUREKA                      5.3    5.3    3.7    5.3    3.7    2.3    5.0     4.4
                                     SCALDIS                     4.3    5.0    4.3    5.7    5.0    2.0    4.3     4.4
                                     SILVANA                     4.3    5.0    4.0    5.3    5.0    2.3    4.7     4.4
                                     DISCOVERY (PST-4HD)         4.0    3.7    4.3    4.3    5.7    3.3    4.7     4.3
                                     AURORA                      4.0    4.7    4.7    4.7    4.3    2.0    4.7     4.1
                                     ATTILA                      3.7    4.3    4.0    4.3    4.7    2.0    4.7     4.0
                                     BILJART                     3.3    5.0    3.7    4.3    4.3    2.3    4.7     4.0
                                     VALDA                       3.7    4.0    4.0    4.7    4.0    2.3    4.7     3.9
                                     AURORA W/ENDO. (PST-AUE)    2.0    4.3    3.7    5.0    5.0    2.0    4.7     3.8
                                     SR 3100 (SRX 89-31)         3.0    3.3    4.3    4.0    3.7    3.0    4.7     3.7
                                     WARWICK                      .      .     3.7     .      .      .      .      3.7
                                     BARREPPO                    1.7    3.7    3.0    4.3    3.7    1.3    3.7     3.0

                                     LSD VALUE                   1.8    1.6    1.3    0.9    2.1    1.2    0.9     0.6