Why "d'une belle envelloppe...."?

J. M.B2Kwiziq community member

Why "d'une belle envelloppe...."?

Quand il est enfin venu me chercher, j'ai tout de suite vu les deux valises à côté d'un grand bouquet de roses rouges et d'une belle enveloppe décorée

Please could someone explain why "d'" is used? Why isn't it: et une belle enveloppe decoree? (Please forgive lack of accents within decoree)

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "A perfect anniversary"

Dictation exercise A2

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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I haven’t done the exercise but think that "à côté de" applies to the envelope as well as to the roses, so the preposition "de" needs to be repeated for "une enveloppe".

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