Stem elongation and concomiiitanit acceleration of flowering are well known responses of some higher plants to treatment with gibberellin (2,3,7,8,19,20). It is clear that responsive biennials, such as henbane (Hyoscyamus niger-L.) and carrot (Dautcus carota L.) must reach a certain stage of (levelopment before either cold or gibberellin is effective in promoting seedstalk elongation and flowering (4,5,9,19). Thus, in carrot a minimum root diameter of about 1 cm must be attained before flowering miay be induiced (4. 19