'They say the orange tree produces a dry, sour orange when it grows in the south, a sweet, juicy one when it grows in the north. The leaves are similar, the taste of the fruit altogether different. Why so? Because the soil and water are not the same.'

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Overview:

Title: 'They say the orange tree produces a dry, sour orange when it grows in the south, a sweet, juicy one when it grows in the north. The leaves are similar, the taste of the fruit altogether different. Why so? Because the soil and water are not the same.'
Author: Victo Ngai
Year: 2014
Type: Interior Art

Editions/Publications:

Unknown. Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies (Unknown, Victo Ngai, The Folio Society, $74.95, xxv+256 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)

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