This is one of the latest and most important additions to our list of winter squashes, and we extract a few remarks concerning it from an article of a correspondent of the American Rural Home:

It is a native of South America, taking its name from the Para river, a large river situated in the northern part of Brazil. It is a vigorous grower, its habit resembling the bush squashes in some respects, although the longer vines attain a length 'of six or eight feet. The vines are very thick and strong, branching like a bush squash, and growing erect till they reach a height of two and one-half or three feet. One vine which grew alone in my garden measured nearly two inches in diameter, just above the surface of the ground. The leaves are smoother than the Hubbard, and of a lighter color. %

The squashes, which are about one foot in length, are of a light green color while growing, gradually changing to a dark bottle green when ripe, some specimens having a little yellow on the under side; ribbed, skin smooth and thin, and can easily be cut with a knife. The flesh is fine-grained, and when cooked is sweeter, and not as dry as the Hubbard, and of a peculiarly agreeable flavor. It is equally good, either baked or boiled. They arc good keepers, and are very productive. I counted upon one vine five squashes within a distance of three feet of each other.

Although a native of the torrid zone, and coming from nearly under the equator, they have ripened here perfectly the past season, notwithstanding the fact that we have had a hard frost that killed vines of all kinds much earlier than usual. On the whole, I think it should be classed as one of our very best squashes, being of very good quality, a good keeper, very productive, and excellent in every respect, being Worthy of a place in every kitchen garden.