TABLE 2A.                  MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH
                                                         MONTH GROWN AT SIXTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.  1/
                                                                           1998 DATA

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

                    NAME               JAN     FEB     MAR     APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV     DEC    MEAN

                    EMERALD            4.3     5.3     5.6     5.8     6.4     7.3     7.4     7.2     7.7     6.8     6.0     5.3     6.8
                    DALZ 9601          4.7     5.8     5.8     5.6     6.1     6.9     6.9     6.8     7.3     6.4     6.0     5.8     6.5
                    ZEON               5.1     5.8     5.7     5.5     6.0     7.2     6.9     6.8     7.3     6.3     5.7     5.5     6.5
                    EL TORO            4.8     5.4     5.6     6.0     6.6     6.8     6.9     6.7     6.5     6.6     5.9     5.7     6.4
                    JAMUR              4.2     5.1     5.4     5.9     6.0     6.8     6.8     6.6     6.4     6.4     5.2     5.1     6.1
                    VICTORIA           4.8     5.5     5.7     5.5     5.7     6.5     6.5     6.4     6.7     6.7     6.2     6.5     6.1
                    DE ANZA            5.3     5.8     5.7     5.1     5.4     6.4     6.5     6.3     6.3     6.5     6.1     6.0     5.9
                    HT-210             4.3     5.3     5.2     4.9     5.3     6.1     6.3     6.3     6.2     6.1     6.0     5.4     5.7
                    J-14               4.0     4.6     4.9     5.2     5.4     5.9     6.2     6.0     6.2     6.1     4.8     4.4     5.7
                    ZEN-400            4.1     4.5     4.7     5.7     5.7     5.9     6.2     6.0     6.0     5.7     4.8     4.2     5.6
                    J-37               3.6     4.1     4.2     5.7     5.6     5.8     6.1     6.1     6.0     5.8     4.5     4.2     5.6
                    MEYER              3.2     3.6     3.8     4.6     5.1     6.2     6.2     5.9     6.2     5.6     4.2     3.8     5.6
                    MIYAKO             4.9     5.3     5.2     5.0     5.2     5.7     5.9     5.7     5.8     5.9     5.8     5.8     5.4
                    ZENITH             3.6     4.4     4.3     5.2     5.1     5.6     5.9     5.8     6.1     5.8     4.6     4.0     5.4
                    J-36               4.0     4.3     4.4     5.4     5.4     5.7     6.0     5.7     5.8     5.5     4.6     4.6     5.4
                    ZEN-500            3.7     4.5     4.6     5.4     5.1     5.4     5.8     5.9     5.8     5.4     4.5     3.7     5.3
                    CHINESE COMMON     3.6     4.1     4.4     5.4     5.3     5.5     5.7     5.6     5.6     5.2     4.1     3.9     5.2
                    KOREAN COMMON      2.9     3.5     3.1     4.1     4.1     4.6     4.9     5.0     5.0     4.9     4.3     3.9     4.4
                    Z-18               3.6     3.9     3.2     3.0     3.2     3.7     4.0     4.0     4.5     4.3     4.9     4.4     3.7

                    LSD VALUE          0.8     0.8     0.7     0.8     0.8     0.7     0.7     0.7     0.7     0.8     1.2     0.8     0.6
                    C.V. (%)          24.7    18.0    20.0    29.8    34.6    28.1    27.2    27.6    27.7    27.8    40.6    19.9    23.9


                    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.