michaux went south in 1786 to find stock and gain advice but was disappointed by the lack of knowledge and interest in horticulture. he visited george washington (1732–1799), william bartram (1739–1823) eminent american botanist and naturalist, the son of john bartram (1699-1777), who founded he philadelphia botanical garden in 1728, and lumber baron william hamilton (?-1822). by september 1786 he had selected a site for a second garden of 111 acres in charleston, carolina and here he stayed, with occasional visits to saunier in new york, until departing for france in august 1796. in 1802 michaux joined, as botanist, the baudin expedition charged with charting the coast of new holland, but he quarrelled with baudin, leaving the ship at mauritius and dying of a tropical fever while botanising in madagascar in 1802.