TABLE 4E.   MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH
                                                              MONTH GROWN UNDER SHADE AT MEAD, NE  1/
                                                                           2002 DATA

                                                      TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS  2/

                                         NAME                       APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP    MEAN

                                         HERON                      6.3     6.0     6.7     6.7     7.3     6.3     6.6
                                         RELIANT II                 6.7     6.0     7.0     6.3     6.7     6.7     6.6
                                         CHARIOT (CIS FL 12)        5.3     6.0     7.0     6.7     6.7     6.7     6.4
                                         OSPREY                     5.7     5.3     6.7     6.0     7.0     6.7     6.2
                                         ABT-HF-3                   5.7     6.3     6.3     6.0     6.3     6.3     6.2
                                         ABT-HF1                    5.7     6.3     6.3     6.0     6.7     6.0     6.2
                                         EUREKA II (CIS FL 11)      5.0     5.7     6.3     6.0     6.7     7.3     6.2
                                         MINOTAUR                   5.3     6.3     6.7     5.7     6.3     6.0     6.1
                                         STONEHENGE (AHF 009)       5.3     5.7     6.3     6.0     6.7     6.3     6.1
                                         NORDIC (E)                 5.3     6.0     6.3     6.0     6.0     6.7     6.1
                                         ABT-HF-4                   6.7     6.0     6.0     5.3     5.7     6.3     6.0
                                         DISCOVERY                  5.7     6.0     6.3     5.3     6.3     6.3     6.0
                                         OXFORD                     5.7     6.0     6.7     5.7     6.0     6.0     6.0
                                         SRX 3961                   6.3     5.7     6.7     5.3     6.3     5.7     6.0
                                         MB-82                      6.0     6.0     6.3     5.0     6.3     6.0     5.9
                                         BERKSHIRE (4001)           5.3     5.7     6.3     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.9
                                         ABT-HF-2                   5.7     6.0     6.3     5.0     6.0     6.0     5.8
                                         SCALDIS II (AHF 008)       5.7     5.0     5.7     5.7     6.0     6.0     5.7
                                         BIGHORN                    6.0     5.3     6.0     5.0     6.0     5.3     5.6
                                         ATTILA E                   6.3     6.0     6.0     5.0     5.3     5.0     5.6
                                         HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS)     5.3     5.0     6.3     5.0     5.7     6.0     5.6
                                         RESCUE 911                 4.3     5.3     6.0     5.0     6.0     6.0     5.4
                                         SCALDIS                    5.0     5.0     5.7     4.7     5.7     4.7     5.1
                                         DEFIANT                    5.3     4.3     5.3     4.7     5.0     5.3     5.0
                                         PICK FF A-97               4.7     4.7     5.3     5.0     4.7     5.3     4.9
                                         PST-4HM                    4.3     4.7     5.0     4.3     4.7     4.7     4.6

                                         LSD VALUE                  1.5     1.5     1.4     1.4     1.7     1.7     1.1
                                         C.V. (%)                  16.7    16.1    13.9    15.5    17.3    17.7    11.6