Colour printed engraved plate depicting two plants in the cucurbitus [cucurbitaceae] family standing arm in arm. One character holds an umbrella made from a leaf. The artist uses anthropomorphism to depict the vegetables in a humorous style. The book plate bears the imprints 'A. Varin del. et sc.' and 'G. de Gonet edit.'. From the book 'L'empire des légumes' by Eugène Nus. Inscription: '8' handwritten in pencil in the TL corner