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The Cuddly Collection of ASCII Flowers

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From: Alfred R. Toscano <BUSBH@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

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From: zombie@camelot.bradley.edu (Dustin Slater)
(or From: stefanos@concour.cs.concordia.ca (KIAKAS stefanos)?)


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From: Knight@info.polymtl.ca (Chevalier)

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          `~'\___ _/__,-|
                 ~~'   -|_  -Chev
                        |


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From: jsv@math.canterbury.ac.nz (Julian Visch)


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From: pirillc2770@cobra.uni.edu

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From: Nveilleu@emr1.emr.ca (Normand Veilleux)

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            A rose for the lovely lady...     [looks more like artichoke]




First, a white rose:


                    "M,        .mM"
                     IMIm    ,mIM"
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Then a rose rose:


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From l.winters@genie.geis.com Tue Mar  1 04:37:51 1994
Happy Saint David's Day, everyone!  Cymru am byth!

S.OVIATT [Susie]

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Date: Wed, 28 Dec 1994 22:19:27 EST
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I received this one from a e-pub I received entitled REFRACTIONS.
VOL. 1 Issue 12  ISSUE DATE: Nov. 16, 1994  EST. 5/10/94

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From: A Randall <anndall@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: REQ: ASCII  ROSE
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 09:51:51 GMT

>Can some one send me a ascii rose?
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From: l33812@alfa.ist.utl.pt (Seal do Mar)
Subject: small flower

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-=[ rose ]=-  5/97

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-=[ rose & heart ]=-  5/97

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-=[ Spring Garden ]=-  4/97

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-=[ clover patch ]=-  4/97

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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Subject:      Re: WANTED: ROSES
From:         "Valentin Valciu" <axiac@skylab.math.unibuc.ro>
Date:         1997/07/30
Newsgroups:   alt.ascii-art

A.Filippi <filippia@ic.ac.uk> wrote
> Hi , sorry , I know that it is usual req, but I need soon some roses
Hi Antonio,
What about this ?
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or this (the same leaves, another flower)
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Vali
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Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Flower


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Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Rose

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From: Xkarlk@POBoxes.comX (Karl)
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: REQ: rose & dagger

>looking for here is a vertical dagger (preferably blade down but whatever
>ya know) with a rose entwined around it.  20-25 lines would be perfect.

Hmm...25 lines exactly.  It's a bit dotty, but it's really *really* difficult to
make it less so.  It's based on a few other ASCIIs I've found, though I don't
have the attribution on any of them, I'm afraid.  :\

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A few modifications...

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And horizontal...

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         jgs \\ |/  //
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


-=[ pansies/violets ]=-  4/98

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             /           \ /          \
            |      __     Y    __      |
            |   .'`   '-./  .-'  `'.   |
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               |    /`  /||\  `\    |    \ \
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                               `

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               '\   .-o-.   /`   ___\_.' _/
           jgs   '-( `"` )-'    /.----,`(
                    `"""`\'.__.'/      `\\
                          `----'


       -=[ hibiscus ]=-  9/97
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       jgs  /   .-' '.___.;   `      \`--'\    `    |
           |          /    \         /     '.__,.--,/
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-=[ flowers- sunflower? ]=-  7/97
                _ _
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        jgs  '-(_.'._)-'

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          ( :-==;;;;;;;==-: )
           (  .-';;;;;'-.  )
            (`  /  |  \  `)
         jgs '-(__.'.__)-'



       -=[ flower ]=-  2/98

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              jgs  '-.-:_    _:-.-'
                         '--'



-=[ generic flower ]=-  4/98
                      __
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                 \ _.\;;/._ /
                  (  /  \  )
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                       `;|   _/|
                        // _/.'/
                  jgs  //_/,--'
                      ||'-`



       -=[ flower ]=-  10/97
                         __
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               jgs  //-'
                   //
                  //
                 |/



-=[ lotus flower ]=-  5/98

                  .=.A.=.
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               ;  `\   /`  ;
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               ;,"-.-"-.-",;
                \\/^\ /^\//
                 \   `   /
             jgs  ',___,'
                   \\V//
                    |||
                    |||
                    |||


-=[ lilies ]=-  8/97

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            (.--; ,--')_,
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               \|\|/ .-.
           .-.`\|/|/`_
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  -=[ tulip ]=-  3/97
                  ,
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                ||
                ||
                ||
                ||  ,
            |\  ||  |\
            | | ||  | |
            | | || / /
             \ \||/ /
         jgs  `\\//`
             ^^^^^^^^



       -=[ tulips ]=-  4/98

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                   /  .' ; '.  \
                   | /       \ |
                   |/         \|
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                      `\| |/`
                        | |
                        | |
                        | |
                        |/


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         | | ||   /|
         \  \||  / /
          \ ||| | |
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            \||/  /
             ||| /
             || |
             ||/
             ||
  ^^^^^jgs^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



-=[ more flowers]=-  5/97

                wWWWw               wWWWw
          vVVVv (___) wWWWw         (___)  vVVVv
          (___)  ~Y~  (___)  vVVVv   ~Y~   (___)
           ~Y~   \|    ~Y~   (___)    |/    ~Y~
           \|   \ |/   \| /  \~Y~/   \|    \ |/
          \\|// \\|// \\|/// \\|//  \\|// \\\|///
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       -=[ four leaf clover ]=-  5/97
               .-.-.
              (_\|/_)
              ( /|\ )       __
        jgs    '-'-'`-.__.-'  `-



       -=[ 4 leaf clover ]=-  2/98
                         _  _
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                     _ \      / _
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                   .'`  .'/\'.  `'.
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                       /      \
                 jgs   \._/\_./



-=[ dandelion ]=-  6/97

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               \  :  /.'/`
           jgs  `\ :/'/``
          `^^`^`^``^^`^^^`^^`^^^`^


       -=[ dandelions ]=-  6/98

              .;:;:.
              ::;:;:
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            >'. ||  _
            `> \||.'<
              `>|/ <`
               `||/`
         ^jgs^^^^^^^^^^^


 -=[ floral letters: TSG ]=- 7/98  arranged by llizard

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                    \/



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