during the french revolution the new jersey garden was ignored and in 1791 the french government decided to close the two gardens and in 1792 michaux settled accounts for the garden. saunier made no shipments of either seed or plants from 1792 to 1802, he did not communicate with the french government and his salary was stopped: the garden at charleston was abandoned. françois-andré michaux returned to america from france in 1801 arranging immediately for the sale of the charleston garden. the potential sale of the new jersey garden disturbed saunier who managed to prevent its occurrence and there was some contretemps between saunier and francois-andré michaux over both the sale and saunier’s back-pay. eventually the garden was owned by saunier because it was part of a larger area owned by his son michael. saunier continued making shipments to france for the rest of his life and this was continued by michael, but decreasing until 1830 when they ceased with a final shipment of three small boxes and its nursery functions ceased. the garden had disappeared as a government institution in about 1807. the site is now part of machpelah cemetery in north bergen