text:  It would be unpardonable to omit mentioning however for the benefit of gourmands that for the savoury viands called kabobs and other Stamboul delicacies the shop of the worthy Hadji Mustapha on the south side of the street called Divan-Yolly stands unequaled; while horticulturists and poetasters should be informed that in spite of Lord Byron's fragrant descriptions of "the gardens of Gul in their bloom " the finer European roses do not sympathize with the climate