Some readers took advantage of the occasion to pun shamelessly, offering names like Barack O. Llama, Dolly Llama and Shama Llama Ding Dong.
"We kept offering names of the distinguished Americans and none of them were acceptable and we couldn't figure out: is this real or not?" she said.
But Mr. Chadwick takes a more enterprising approach, offering named hybrids to anyone willing to pay $1,500, a price that includes 20 seedlings, and a Royal Horticultural Society stamp of approval and verification of lineage.
But he warns that there will have to be other changes and says he is looking at new schedules – especially Sunday performances – as well as possibly offering naming rights of the building to sponsors.
For example, one of the scientists on the site is offering naming rights to new species of animals.
When buying new, you can save money by shopping at discount stores and online clearance sites that specialize in offering name-brand products for reduced prices.
The historic Pantages Theatre -- which has served as a movie palace, hosted the Academy Awards and is now a plush venue for touring Broadway shows including "The Book of Mormon" and the recent "Sister Act" -- is offering naming rights for sale.
Trump, who did not wait for a response, said he would use his relationships in business and industry to add "bijillions of dollars," as he put it, into the federal treasury by offering naming rights to federal buildings, monuments, and national parks.
Cloudera's new SQL offering, named Impala, is based on an open source project called Dremel that began inside Google.
MSL Group, part of the Publicis Groupe, introduced a worldwide offering, named PurPle, combining its services in areas like cause marketing, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Subjects responded by naming the shape that was shown, generally offering the name within one or two seconds.
