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"I must not fail to say that only these Emerobii described by me are not the property of our Tuscany; since another different species was discovered several years ago by the very learned PD Bruno Tozzi Abate Vallombrosano, who for his great skill in all the vast extension of the Natural History, and for the amiable qualities of his soul, deserved the esteem and the universal applause. Frédéric Cuvier, Dictionary of natural sciences in which we deal methodically with the different beings of nature, considered or in themselves, according to the current state of our knowledge, or relative to the utility which can result for medicine, agriculture, commerce, and the arts, Florence, Batelli, 1839, Vol. X, p. 152"

It is enough for us to have given this brief account of Valentuomo for now, hoping that others will give him abundant and very fulfilled Vita. | From the obituary of Bruno Tozzi in  Literary novels published in Florence The Year MDCCXLIII , Florence, 1743, Vol. IV pag. 338-339}} Son of [Francesco di Simone Tozzi]] of Montevarchine origins but citizen of Florence, Bruno was born in Montevarchi; despite this, many of the various praises dedicated to him want him, for obvious reasons, Florentine.

He wore the dress Vallombrosana congregation Vallombrosano on May 5, 1676 "and soon obtained from his rare talent, and from his tireless application a vast knowledge of the sacred and profane studies, which made him look for a singular ornament of his Congregation  »  Giornale de 'letterati' ', Florence, New stamperìa of Gio. Paolo Giovannelli under the banner of La Palma, 1743 series Apr-Mag-Giu 1743 Vol. II, 2 pag. 233-234 .

Approaching the natural sciences thanks to the influences of the confrere, and botanist, Virgilio Falugi « similar to the most accredited Philosophers of antiquity undertook many disastrous journeys in the Alps of Italy, in the different beaches of the Tuscan and Adriatic Sea and in the adjacent islands, minutely observing the most secret treasures of nature, which appear in insects, or vegetables, and in mines, and altogether taking those rarities, which adorn their chosen Museum, and serve abundant material to its study  ' Ibid. .

And not only '' 'more journeys he took to steep valleys and mountains, to collect plants and objects of mineralogy as he did' '"but also"' 'to all this added a vast and chosen Library of books to this belonging science. Instructed in the art of drawing he painted the figures of those plants, of which he could not by any means obtain the skeleton, and with this he led, then also by the most renowned Botanists, to discover new plants and to illustrate with critical examination those, that in the writings of a few found obscurely recorded, waves formed these admirable choirs collections of skeletons, miniatures and observations, which in addition to the rare and noble adornment of his illustrious Library  " Antonio Lombardi,  History of Italian literature in the 18th century, Modena, Tip. Chamber of Commerce, 1828, vol. II pag. 100 . Very precious library apparently because it consists of rare books and unique pieces Luigi Borgia, Arnaldo D'Addario,  Studies in honor of Arnaldo d'Addario , Conte publisher, 1995, Vol. I pag. 224 .

Recalled subsequently to Vallombrosa, he held the post of Secretary General of the Vallombrosano Order, a place that opened the doors to him to be appointed, in order, abbot of the mother house, apostolic visitor and finally procurator general of the Vallombrosani to the Holy See.

"'' In the midst of so much care, however, he never interrupted his erudite applications, with which he conceded so much fame, that not only the Bottanica society of Florence, but the same Royal Society of London honored his esteem, aggregating it with universal applause to the number of their colleagues' '" Giornale de' letterati, cit. pag. 235 . Or to better say «he» called in London as a Professor of Botany with the allowance of 2 thousand scudi, he did not accept so honorable and lucrative waiting his advanced age  [...]  and was content to be ascribed to the Royal Society, as it was to that of Botany instituted in Florence '' " Lombardi, cit. pag. 101 .

He was a teacher and friend of the famous naturalist Pier Antonio Micheli who in 1729 thanked his preceptor, and companion of countless journeys, inserting one of the herbs discovered by Tozzi in his work " New kinds of plants " and giving it the name of Tozzia.

But he did not discover only that grass because "his knowledge of botany made him a more essential service, I will not say to humanity, but to the sensuality of his fellow citizens, because among the multitude of fungi growing spontaneously in the forest of Vallombrosa, discovered those called dormant by being reunited in small families, and hidden underground. The good horror made known their excellent quality, exposing themselves with danger the first to make the test  " Gino Capponi,  Anthology '', Florence, 1831, Jul-Aug-Sept 1821, Vol. III p. 296 .

So " the Religious Vallombrosani, who competed with the Osterians interested in the glories of Father Tozzi wished to promote him to the supreme place of General; but too much was his inclination to study to not let himself be overcome by the love of command. He prayed to be able to lay down his employments, and with heroic constancy winning the renitence, and the persuasive of his friends, he retired the year 1730 in the Cells of Vallombrosa for there to give fulfillment to his studies  ".

"'' 'To his other labors, we know that there is a very abundant collection of mushrooms, all painted in their true colors, and figures, forming large volumes, very worthy of being placed in some noble Library for their safe conservation' '. Today they are in fact kept at the Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze.

" He had taken care to seek and discover with all diligence the plants, which are produced pella Tuscany, to which the company has conferred much his home in the monasteries of the countryside, having insino wanted to finish his days in the Romitorio delle Celle of Vallombrosa, elevated on the height of the mountain, in distance of about half a mile from the Archicenobio of their Congregation. He was a man of high stature, of strong complexion, of bright color, of black hair, of round face; and polite, and affable. The perfection of his temperament led him to the extreme old age in a good state of body and mind, having died almost nonagenarian, with a choice of bookcase of his profession, which passed in the Library of the Monastery of Vallombrosa, together with Living Erbarj, whom he had put together  "  Literary novels published in Florence The Year MDCCXLIII , Florence, 1743, Vol. IV pag. 338-339 . Vallombrosa Monastery where, its library, can be consulted even now.